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  • merse
    merse
    noun
    low level ground by a river or shore, often alluvial and fertile
  • Merse
    Merse
    noun
    a fertile lowland area of SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders, north of the Tweed

merse

1 British  
/ mɛrs, mɜːs /

noun

  1. low level ground by a river or shore, often alluvial and fertile

  2. a marsh

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Merse 2 British  
/ mɛrs, mɜːs /

noun

  1. a fertile lowland area of SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders, north of the Tweed

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Etymology

Origin of merse

Old English merse marsh

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