Where does “birling” come from?
birling (Manx) comes from Middle Irish beirling, from Old Norse byrðingr, from Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
birling (Manx): yacht; galley, longship
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