birken

[ bur-kuh n; Scot. bir-kuh n ]

/ ˈbɜr kən; Scot. ˈbɪr kən /

birchen; birch.

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Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at birk, -en²

He turned again to Birken, who still retreated toward the ship.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
Birken showed no more change of expression than if the other had commented on the weather.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
Would Birken listen if he tried reasoning, he asked himself.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
He gestured silently, and the constable trotted across the intervening ground to bend over Birken.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe

Seeing that no one ran after him, Birken slowed his pace, but kept walking toward the ship.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe