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erse

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Noun — The Gaelic language spoken in Ireland or in Scotland.

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Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

Etymology

Comes from Scots Erse, meaning "Irish", from the earlier Ersche, Ersch, itself a contraction of Erisch, Erische ("Irish"), from Middle English Erische, Irische, Irisch ("Irish"). It is a doublet of Irish. Compare also Scots Irisch.

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