birse

[ burs; Scots birs ]

noun

, Scot.

1. a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
2. anger; rage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of birse¹

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

Example Sentences

Finally a break in the scoring to bring you the Spartan changes as Louise Mason, Amelie Birse and Alana Marshall replace Becky Galbraith, Simone McMahon and Caley Gibb.

From BBC

Lindy Birse, the owner of the Ark Open Farm, said for small businesses "it is going to take years for them to recover from the length of lockdowns that we've had".

From BBC

"Little tiny children that have been born in lockdown, that haven't had a chance to go and enjoy themselves and learn about the world around them," said Ms Birse.

From BBC

According to associate producer Joshua Birse, players constantly begged for a more in-depth experience that captured what it’s actually like to go through a pregnancy.

From The Verge

But every time the studio got requests, Birse says, it would shut them down by saying it was “never” going to develop the feature.

From The Verge