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Erse definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ERSE, n. The language of the descendants of the Gaels or Celts, in the highlands of Scotland.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) Erisch, adjective, Irish, alteration of Irish Date: 15th century 1. Scottish Gaelic 2. Irish Gaelic • Erse adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. Irish or Highland Gaelic. --n. the Gaelic language. Etymology: early Sc. form of IRISH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erse Erse ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Erse Erse, a. Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Gaelic language, Gaelic.