Erse
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Erse
C14: from Lowland Scots Erisch Irish; Irish being regarded as the literary form of Gaelic
Example Sentences
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Compounded of puns, disjointed syllables, half-words, it is closest to English, but Erse, Latin, Greek, Dutch, French, Sanskrit, even Esperanto appear, usually distorted to suggest both an alien and an English notion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Macpherson goes on furiously in picking up subscriptions for his proposed Translation of the ancient Epic Poem in the Erse Language; though hardly one reader in ten believes the specimens produced to be genuine.
From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evans, Evan
Still less numerous are students of the Irish language, who here find what they need, the Erse poetry on the left page, the literal translation on the right....
From The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde by Duffy, Charles Gavan
The following poems from the ancient Erse are taken from the 'Lyra Celtica: an Anthology of Representative Celtic Poetry,' edited by Elizabeth A. Sharp.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
The evidence of certain French provincial words, which are Welsh and Armorican rather than Erse or Gaelic.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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