Birn

I have left him in the upper cleugh, as he is somewhat kenspeckle, 27 and is marked both with cut and birn — the sooner the skin is off, and he is in saultfat, the less like you are to have trouble — you understand me? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Biren: Birne, pears: Schmid, bir, plural biren or birn. bishar: bisher, until now. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Ed. Page view page image: they are too laizy at any rate to give themselves the trouble to raise them from their present situation in order to cut or birn them. ❋ Unknown (1904)

Aunt Sarah begun to maik awful faces and Keene and Cele sed phew what a awful smell and mother sed Keene open the windows quick and sumone birn ❋ Worth Brehm (1899)

How big a birn [53] maun lie on bassie's [54] back, ❋ George Gilfillan (1845)

On inspecting it carefully, it was found to bear an additional birn upon its face. ❋ Edward Jesse (1824)

Mr. Gibson's birn was the letter T, and this was found distinctly enough impressed on the face of the ewe. ❋ Edward Jesse (1824)

I have left him in the upper cleugh, as he is somewhat kenspeckle, [Footnote: _Kenspeckle >/I > -- that which is easily recognized by the eye.] and is marked both with cut and birn -- the sooner the skin is off, and he is in saultfat, the less like you are to have trouble -- you understand me? ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Indians have promised to do them no intentional injury and beleive they are too lazy at any rate to give themselves the trouble to raise them from their present situation in order to cut or birn them. ❋ Meriwether Lewis (1791)

I don't usually cite whole articles, but this recent piece over at birn. eu is too good to miss. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ce petit libilk (qui £toic alTet birn fait) fout li Rom ■ de cette Idelmaginaire, decouvreit l» moeurt et fa --- ❋ Unknown (1777)

C. to halt the party and send back some of the men to my assistance being determined either to make the indians deliver the robe or birn their houses. they have vexed me in such a manner by such repeated acts of villany that I am quite disposed to treat them with every severyty, their defenseless state pleads forgivness so far as rispects their lives. with this resolution I returned to their village which I had just reached as Labuish met me with the robe which he informed me he found in an Indian lodg hid behind their baggage. ❋ Meriwether Lewis (1791)

"You know that guy with the big [forehead], [small face]?" "What Jack?" "Yeah, he's a bit of a [birns]." ❋ Shizz@l (2004)

hey man you see all da birns in this [street] in [Parma]? [whoa]. ❋ ROQQQQQQQQQQ (2011)