"birsie" meaning in Scots

See birsie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈbɪrsɪ], [ˈbʌrsɪ] Forms: birsier [comparative], birsiest [superlative]
Etymology: birse (“bristle, hair; anger, temper”) + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|sco|birse|ie|gloss1=bristle, hair; anger, temper}} birse (“bristle, hair; anger, temper”) + -ie Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|birsier||birsiest|||superlative|birsiest||birsiest||}} birsie (comparative birsier, superlative birsiest), {{sco-adj|birsier|birsiest}} birsie (comparative birsier, superlative birsiest)
  1. bristly, hairy
    Sense id: en-birsie-sco-adj-zSJ64Pzw
  2. hot-tempered, passionate
    Sense id: en-birsie-sco-adj-E-xYH-QI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 66 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 69 22 5 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 15 59 22 4 Disambiguation of Scots terms suffixed with -ie: 14 54 20 12
  3. (weather) keen, sharp Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-birsie-sco-adj-OwAfMhm~ Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather
  4. difficult
    Sense id: en-birsie-sco-adj-HkRTqYyd

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        ]
      ]
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        },
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            "Fundamental"
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          "keen",
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        ]
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      ],
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          "difficult"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈbɪrsɪ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʌrsɪ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "birsie"
}
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      ],
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        [
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          "bristly"
        ],
        [
          "hairy",
          "hairy"
        ]
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      ],
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        "keen, sharp"
      ],
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          "keen",
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        "climatology",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪrsɪ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʌrsɪ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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