virrn.
/vəː/, U.S. /vər/, Scottish English /vɪr/ Scottish.
Force, vigour, energy.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun]
greennesseOE
lustinessc1325
forcea1375
vigourc1386
virrc1575
vigour1602
nerve1605
vivacity1649
vis1650
actuosity1660
amenity1661
vogue1674
energy1783
smeddum1790
dash1796
throughput1808
feck1811
go1825
steam1826
jism1842
vim1843
animalism1848
fizz1856
jasm1860
verve1863
snap1865
sawdusta1873
élan1880
stingo1885
energeticism1891
sprawl1894
zip1899
pep1908
jazz1912
zoom1926
toe1963
zap1968
stank1997
c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 493 Making of the course of the water to be of greiter force or strenth than of befoir, or ȝit to be of less force or virre than of befoir.
1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. Bir, force, noise which an arrow, or such like makes in the air. Scoti boreales Vir pronunciant.
1755 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 31 Syne we laid our heads together, an' at it wi' virr.
1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 141 Bessy ran, and brought some whins, wi' vir, Frae out the nook.
1808–92 in Eng. Dial. Dict.
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