Erse

Erse  (ûrs)

n.

1. See Irish Gaelic.

2. See Scottish Gaelic.

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

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Erse [ɜːs]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) another name for Irish Gaelic

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Irish Gaelic language

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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