birse

/bɜː(ɹ)s/

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots birse (“bristle, hair”).

birse means A village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5597). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

birse is pronounced /bɜː(ɹ)s/.

name

A village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5597).
A habitational surname.

noun

bristle