merse
/ (mɜːs, Scottish mɛrs) /
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noun Scot
low level ground by a river or shore, often alluvial and fertile
a marsh
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Word Origin for merse
Old English merse marsh
Words nearby merse
merry men, Merry Mount, merrythought, merry widow, MERS, merse, Merseburg, Mersenne, Mersenne number, Mersey, Mersey beat
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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