English Explanatory Dictionary

birse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. bristle
name
  1. A village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5597).
  2. A habitational surname.

Pronunciation

/bɜː(ɹ)s/

Word forms

birse birses

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots birse (“bristle, hair”).

Derived words

birsy lick the birse set up someone's birse
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