The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Birr \Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.
   byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
   To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in
   motion.
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