pirr1
/pɪə/ /pəː/Scottish after 16th cent
noun
1A state of agitation or excitement; a fit of anger.
2 Scottish. A gentle breeze; a light wind. Frequently with of.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Mulcaster (?1532–1611), schoolmaster and author. Apparently a variant of pirrie.
pirr2
/pəː/(also pirre, purre, purr) Scottish and Irish English (northern )
noun
1The common tern, Sterna hirundo. Also ( Irish English ( northern )): the cry of the tern.
2 Irish English ( northern ). The black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus.
Origin
Early 19th century. Apparently short for pirr maw.