birr.
Strength, vigor, energy.
Meaning & usage
Strength, vigor, energy.
The force of movement; rush, impetus, momentum, driving force.
A whirring noise.
A strong trilling.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bir (“favorable or strong wind”), from Old English byre (“strong wind, storm”); cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bør, Icelandic byrr (“sailing winds”), Albanian borë (“snow”), and Polish burza (“storm, thunderstorm”).
To make a whirring noise; make a noise like that of revolving wheels, or of millstones at work.
To lurch or set to spinning.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bir (“favorable or strong wind”), from Old English byre (“strong wind, storm”); cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bør, Icelandic byrr (“sailing winds”), Albanian borë (“snow”), and Polish burza (“storm, thunderstorm”).
The currency of Ethiopia, divided into 100 santims.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Amharic ብር (bər, “silver”).
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