Erse

[ urs ]

/ ɜrs /

noun

Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.

adjective

of or relating to Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.

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Examples from the Web for erse

Then Rab said he tried him wi' Erse, for he cam in his youth frae the braes of Glenlivat—but it wadna do.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
And by that time he spoke the old tongue of his youth, and the Erse way of speaking was forgotten.
A Sea Queen's Sailing|Charles Whistler
The Erse and the Gaelic tongues, you know, are very similar in construction, also the modern Welsh.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
It may be doubted if there would have been much loyalty taught to any government by the use of the Erse tongue.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various

Words in the Erse came also from the dim figure who cast it, whereat Phelim and I laughed.
A Sea Queen's Sailing|Charles Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for erse

Erse

/ (ɜːs) /

noun

another name for Irish Gaelic

adjective

of or relating to the Irish Gaelic language

Word Origin for Erse

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

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