erse

• POS: Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

erse, 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, a. 

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

erse, adj. & n.
--adj. Irish or Highland Gaelic.
--n. the Gaelic language.

Etymology

early Sc. form of IRISH