Where does “birse” come from?
birse (English) comes from Scots birse — bristle, hair; sheaf, plume; beard.
birse (English): bristle
Ancestry of “birse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scots | birse | bristle, hair; sheaf, plume; beard |
Words derived from “birse”