birlen

Middle English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbirlən/

Verb

birlen

1. to strike

Conjugation

Conjugation of birlen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) birlen, birle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	birle	birled
2nd-person singular	birlest	birledest
3rd-person singular	birleth	birled
subjunctive singular	birle
imperative singular		—
plural1	birlen, birle	birleden, birlede
imperative plural	birleth, birle	—
participles	birlynge, birlende	birled, ybirled

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: birl
• Fingallian: berril

References

• “birlen, v.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

birlen

1. inflection of birlar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative