birlinn

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English

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birlinn

Alternative forms

berling, birling

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn, from Old Norse byrðingr.

Noun

birlinn (plural birlinns)

(Scotland, historical) A type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages.

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