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Erse

(ûrs)

n. Archaic

[Middle English Ersch, Erisch, Irish, from Old English Iras, the Irish; see Irish.]

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Erse

(ɜːs)

(Languages) another name for Irish Gaelic

adj

(Languages) of or relating to the Irish Gaelic language

[C14: from Lowland Scots Erisch Irish; Irish being regarded as the literary form of Gaelic]

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Scot′tish Gael′ic

or Scots Gaelic

a Celtic language, closely related to Irish, spoken in the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland.

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Noun

Erse - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

Gaelic, Goidelic

Celtic, Celtic language - a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era

Irish Gaelic, Irish - the Celtic language of Ireland

Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic - the Gaelic of Scotland

Manx - the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions

Translations

Erse

n no pl → Gälisch nt

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