Third-person singular or plural of 'byrl'; spins, whirls, or parches grain over fire.
From the verb 'byrl' conjugated in present tense. It follows standard English verb conjugation patterns.
When a medieval miller byrls grain, they're performing a chemical transformation—heat changes the grain's moisture content and makes it edible for longer, so this simple spinning action was actually pretty sophisticated chemistry.
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