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  • 21birr — birr1 /berr/, n. 1. force; energy; vigor. 2. emphasis in statement, speech, etc. 3. a whirring sound. v.i. 4. to move with or make a whirring sound. [1275 1325; ME bire, bur, OE byre strong wind; c. Icel byrr favorable wind; akin to BEAR1] …

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  • 22birrus — /bir euhs/, n., pl. birri /bir uy/. a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire. Also, byrrus. [ < LL, perh. < Celtic *birros short ( > Welsh byrr, MIr berr); for sense cf. SHIRT] * * * …

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  • 23Celtic literature — Introduction       the body of writings composed in Gaelic and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh and its sister languages, Breton and Cornish. For writings in English by Irish, Scottish, and Welsh authors, see&#8230; …

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  • 24Wales — • Located in the western portion of Great Britain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Wales     Wales     † …

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  • 25Догойдельский субстрат — Догойдельский субстрат&#160; гипотетический язык или группа языков, существовавшие в Ирландии до проникновения туда носителей кельтских языков (гойдельской ветви). Содержание 1 Гипотеза о доиндоевропейском происхождении …

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  • 26béret — [ berɛ ] n. m. • 1835; du béarnais berret; bas lat. birrum ♦ Coiffure de laine souple, ronde et plate, sans bord. Béret basque. La baguette et le béret du Français moyen (dans les caricatures). Par anal. Toute coiffure de même forme. Béret de&#8230; …

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  • 27berret — ⇒BÉRET, BERRET, subst. masc. A. Coiffure large et plate que portent les hommes (notamment dans le sud ouest de la France) : • 1. Ce bonnet rouge n est ni le béret basque ni le béret gascon, c est un bonnet qui ressemble à un bas dont le pied&#8230; …

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  • 28bher-1 —     bher 1     English meaning: to bear, carry     Deutsche Übersetzung: “tragen, bringen” etc (also Leibesfrucht tragen; med. “ferri”), also “aufheben, erheben”     Grammatical information: The root bher , forms the exceptional both themat. and&#8230; …

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  • 29biretta — [bə ret′ə] n. [It berretta &LT; LL birrettum, dim. of L birrus, a hood, cloak, prob. &LT; Celt base, as in Cymric byrr, MIr berr, short] a hard, square, ceremonial hat with three or four vertical projections and sometimes with a pompom or tassel&#8230; …

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  • 30birr — birr1 [bʉr] n. [ME bir &LT; ON byrr, impetus, strong wind &LT; IE base * bher , BEAR1] 1. onrush or driving force; impetus 2. a vibrant whirring sound vi. Chiefly Scot. to make or move with a birr birr2 [bʉr] n …

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