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birling
birling
English
Verb
birling
- present participle of birl
Noun
birling (plural birlings)
- Alternative form of birlinn
Irish
Alternative forms
- beirling (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowing from Old Norse byrðingr.
Noun
birling f (genitive singular birlinge, nominative plural birlingí)
Declension
Declension of birling
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| birling | bhirling | mbirling |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "birling" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “beirling” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Old Norse byrðingr.
Noun
birling f (genitive singular birling, plural birleeyn)
Derived terms
Terms derived from birling
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Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| birling | virling | mirling |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “beirling” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.