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noun
Scottish1A state of agitation or excitement; a fit of anger.
2A 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
(also pirre, purre, purr)
noun
Scottish, Irish1The common tern, Sterna hirundo. Also (Irish English): the cry of the tern.
2The black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus.
Origin
Early 19th century. Apparently short for pirr maw.
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