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Old English · noun

byrla

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈbyr.lɑ/
[ˈbyrˠ.lɑ]
Syllables
ˈbyr · lɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
trunkbarrelanatomy

Meaning

  1. trunk, body

  2. barrel

Declension

Declension of byrla
SingularPlural
Nominative byrlabyrlan
Accusative byrlanbyrlan
Genitive byrlanbyrlena
Dative byrlanbyrlum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From *byril + -a, from Proto-West Germanic *biril. Cognate with Old High German biril (“a large basket, pot”). More at barrel.

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