Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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CHIRSIT. Also Shirset (P.L.D. § 92 and Bwk. 1942 Wettstein). Chirnside in Berwickshire (em.Sc. 1910 W. Cuthbertson Dykeside Folk 28). [′(t)ʃɪrsət]
