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Erse
(Erse)
Pronunciation:
/əːs/
noun
[
mass noun
]
dated
the Scottish or Irish Gaelic language:
we found her chatting happily to an Irish monk in Erse
[
as modifier
]
:
Erse songs and tales
Origin:
early Scots form of
Irish
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