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ERSE

\ˈɜːs], \ˈɜːs], \ˈɜː_s]\

Definitions of ERSE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Corr. of Irish, the name given by the Lowland Scots to the language of the people of the W. Highlands, as being of Irish origin.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Belonging to erse.
The language of the descendants of the Gaels or Celts in the Highlands of Scotland; gaelic.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The branch of the Celtic spoken by the Highlanders of Scotland, called by themselves Gaelic; Irish.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Old English] The language of the descendants of the Gaels or Celts in the Highlands of Scotland.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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