Birley

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of bylaw. alt-of, obsolete

Etymology

From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower + -ley (“lea”).

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