birse

[ burs; Scots birs ]

/ bɜrs; Scots bɪrs /

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noun Scot.

a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.

anger; rage.

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Origin of birse

before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst,Old Norse burst.See bristle

Tibbie Birse in the Burial is great, but I think it was a journalist that got in the word “official.”
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
But the particular flower of the flock to whom I have hopelessly lost my heart is Tibby Birse.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The local chronicler is much perplexed by another somewhat inelegant Aberdeenshire witticism—“Gang to Birse and bottle skate.”
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
Then in many a devious turn we wind round the northern boundary of the parish of Birse.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various

Tibbie Birse invited the newly-married couple to tea (one pound).
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie