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børste.

bristle (a stiff or coarse hair)

6 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/bœrstə/[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]
  1. bristle (a stiff or coarse hair)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse burst, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.

verb/bœrstə/[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]
  1. to brush

Where this word comes from

Related to Old Norse beysta (“to beat, thresh”)

noun/bœrstə/[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]
  1. a brush

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bursti. Compare German Bürste.

noun/bœrstə/[b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]
  1. rough (a crude person)

    common-gender · informal
Where this word comes from

Related to Old Norse beysta (“to beat, thresh”)

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