Erse
(ûrs)n. Archaic
1. See Irish Gaelic.
2. See Scottish Gaelic.
[Middle English Ersch, Erisch, Irish, from Old English Iras, the Irish; see Irish.]
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Erse
(ɜːs)n
(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
n.
a Celtic language, closely related to Irish, spoken in the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland.
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| Noun | 1. |  Erse - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and ScotlandCeltic, 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 |
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Translations
Erse
n no pl → Gälisch nt
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