north. dial. [prob. an onomatopæic word nearly identical with BLURT: with the bl-, cf. blow, blast, blash, etc.; with the rest, cf. spirt, squirt, expressing the forcible emission of liquid.] To burst into tears, weep violently; disfigure with tears.
1721. in J. Kelly, Sc. Prov., 397 (Jam.). I’ll gar you blirt with both your Een.
1879. Jamieson, Sc. Dict., ‘She’s a’ blirted wi’ greeting.’ Fife.
