erse

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erse - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]
     A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is
     spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the
     Highlanders, Gaelic.
     [1913 Webster]

  Erse \Erse\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of
     Scotland, or to their language.
     [1913 Webster]

erse - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Erse
      n 1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland
           and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]