BIRL

[birl] vi [ME fr. OE byrelian; prob. akin to OE beran to carry--more at bear] (ca. 1585) chiefly Scot: carouse

[2]birl vb [perh. imit.] vt (1790) 1: spin

2: to cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading ~ vi: to progress by whirling -- birl.er n