bir
Middle English
noun
Definitions
- A strong or favorable wind.
- An armed assault or sally; a clash or encounter; a blow or stroke; an attack or affliction.
- Violence; strength; fury.
- An onrush, swiftness.
- A charge on an account.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English byre (son, strong wind, descendant, storm, child, youth, offspring).
Origin
Old English
byre
Gloss
son, strong wind, descendant, storm, child, youth, offspring
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
子, 児