Scottish dialect term meaning bristly, rough, or hairy.
From 'birse' with the adjective-forming suffix '-it' or '-ed,' common in Scottish English. Related to Old English 'byrst.'
The Scottish language is full of these vivid descriptive words—'birsit' paints a picture of something rough and prickly in just one word!
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