merse

/ (mɜːs, Scottish mɛrs) /

noun Scot

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

a marsh

Nearby words

merry-making, merrymaker, merrymaking, merrythought, mers, merse, merseburg, mersenne, mersenne number, mersey, mersey beat

Word Origin for merse

Old English merse marsh

British Dictionary definitions for merse (2 of 2)

Merse

/ (mɜːs, Scottish mɛrs) /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for merse

The Tweed salmon fisheries are famous, and the lesser rivers of the Merse are held in high esteem by anglers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various
In the extreme north-east the high grounds descend in like manner into the rich low grounds of the Merse.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie
To the Merse and to Allanbank there came word that the land was returning to his home.
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
Nine of the Dunse rioters were condemned to banishment, but the ferment continues violent in the Merse.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart

He also harried the Merse and Lothian, the Scots retiring before him without a battle.
A History of England|Charles Oman