birse

noun

ˈbirs  ˈbərs 

1

chiefly Scotland : a bristle or tuft of bristles

2

chiefly Scotland : anger

Synonyms

• anger
• angriness
• choler
• furor
• fury
• indignation
• irateness
• ire
• lividity
• lividness
• mad
• madness
• mood [archaic]
• outrage
• rage
• spleen
• wrath
• wrathfulness

Examples of birse in a Sentence

as the lad's birse is fair up, it'd be best to leave him alone

Word History

Etymology

Middle English *birst, from Old English byrst — more at bristle

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1