The story
- Old Norse · derived frombyrðingr
- Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frombìrlinn
- English todaybirlinn
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn, from Old Norse byrðingr.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
birlinn
Today it means: A type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Full definition →
Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn ← Old Norse byrðingr