English

Noun

birse ‎(plural birses)

1. (Scotland) bristle

Scots

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪrs], [bʌrs]

Noun

birse ‎(plural birses)

1. bristle, hair
2. sheaf, plume (of bristles)
3. beard
4. anger, temper

Derived terms

• birsies ‎(“bristles”) (diminutive)
• pit the birse up ‎(“to make angry or ill-tempered”)
• whirl o birse ‎(“the ace of spades”)

Verb

birse ‎(third-person singular present birses, present participle birsin, past birsed, past participle birsed)

1. to put a bristle on
2. to flare up, get angry

Derived terms

• birsie ‎(“bristly, hairy; hot-tempered, passionate; of the weather: keen, sharp; difficult”)
• birsed-ends ‎(“a shoemaker's thread”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪrz], [bʌrz]

Noun

birse ‎(plural birses)

1. (medicine) bruise
2. pressure

Verb

birse ‎(third-person singular present birses, present participle birsin, past birsed, past participle birsed)

1. to bruise
2. to push, press, squeeze

Derived terms

• birse ben a bit ‎(“move along a bit”)
• birse tae ‎(“push to”)