Erse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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