Meaning of ERSE
| Pronunciation: | | urs
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland |
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| | Synonyms: | | Gaelic, Goidelic |
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| | See Also: | | Celtic, Celtic language, Irish, Irish Gaelic, Manx, Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic | |
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\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}.
\Erse\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of
Scotland, or to their language.
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