- byrele
- m (-es/-as), f (-an/-an) cup-bearer, butler, steward
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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byrele — byrelaw(e, byrele var. ff. byrlaw, birle … Useful english dictionary
birle — /berrl/; Scot. /birddl/, v., birled, birling. Chiefly Scot. v.t. 1. to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for. v.i. 2. to drink deeply; carouse. [bef. 1000; ME birlen, OE byrelian, deriv. of byrele butler; akin to BEAR1] * * * … Universalium
Burl — Recorded as Burl, Burle, Burles, and Burls, this interesting surname is English. It was a medieval status occupational name for a butler, the chief servant in a royal or noble house, and often one of great power. The derivation is from the Olde… … Surnames reference
Burle — Recorded as Burl, Burle, Burles, and Burls, this interesting surname is English. It was a medieval status occupational name for a butler, the chief servant in a royal or noble house, and often one of great power. The derivation is from the Olde… … Surnames reference
Burles — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an occupational name for a butler, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century byrele, byrle , cup bearer, butler. The butler was the male servant of the household in charge of wine,… … Surnames reference
birele — see byrele … Old to modern English dictionary
birle — see byrele … Old to modern English dictionary
birle — or birl [bʉrl, birl] vt. birled, birling [ME birlen, to serve a drink < OE byrelian, akin to byrele, cup bearer, butler, prob. < base of beran,BEAR1] Now Scot. to pour (a drink) or ply with drink … English World dictionary
byrelaw — byrelaw(e, byrele var. ff. byrlaw, birle … Useful english dictionary
byrelawe — byrelaw(e, byrele var. ff. byrlaw, birle … Useful english dictionary
