birse
[burs; Scot. birs]
Origin of birse
before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst, Old Norse burst. See bristle
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Examples from the Web for birse
Historical Examples of birse
The souter gae the sow a kiss; "grumph," quo' she, "it's for a birse."
The Proverbs of ScotlandAlexander Hislop
It is,” I agreed; “but you were to tell me what Birse told you of the disturbance at the Spittal.
The Little MinisterJ. M. Barrie
But I am still puzzled to dispose of the birse in a (p. 089) becoming manner.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)John Gibson Lockhart
Footnote 28: A birse, or bunch of hog's bristles, forms the cognizance of the Sutors.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)John Gibson Lockhart
And I saw him,” said Birse, “put up his hand atween him and the Book, as if he thocht it was to jump at him.
The Little MinisterJ. M. Barrie