birse

[ burs; Scot. birs ]

/ bɜrs; Scot. bɪrs /

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

anger; rage.

Words nearby birse

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

It is,” I agreed; “but you were to tell me what Birse told you of the disturbance at the Spittal.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie
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 Minister|J. M. Barrie
Birse knew well what the thing was called, but the word is a staggerer to say in company.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie
The man disna live 'at can beat the Doctor when his birse is up, an' a' never saw him sae roosed afore!
The Days of Auld Lang Syne|Ian MacLaren

Birse was a little behind, but a conversation was being kept up by shouting.
The Little Minister|J. M. Barrie