birle

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*burilijaz“carrier, manservant”
2. Old English · inherited frombyrelian“to give or serve a drink to”
3. Middle English · inherited frombirlen
4. English todaybirle

From Middle English birlen, from Old English byrelian (“to give or serve a drink to”), from byrele (“cupbearer, steward, butler”), from Proto-Germanic *burilijaz (“carrier, manservant”), from *burjô (“descendant, son”), from *beraną (“to bear, carry”). Related to Old English byre (“son, offspring, youth”). More at bear.

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