Erse

== English == === Etymology === From Scots Erse (“Irish”), from earlier Ersche, Ersch, a contraction of Erisch, Erische (“Irish”), from Middle English Erische, Irische, Irisch (“Irish”). Doublet of Irish. Compare also Scots Irisch. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s === Noun === Erse (uncountable) (dated, sometimes offensive) Either of the Gaelic languages of Ireland and Scotland. === Adjective === Erse (not comparable) (dated, sometimes offensive) Connected with Ireland or the Highlands of Scotland, or to the Gaelic languages spoken in those places. === References === “Erse”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === EERs, REEs, Rees, SEER, SERE, eres, rees, rese, seer, sere == Scots == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English Irish, perhaps influenced by Old Norse írskr and its descendants. === Adjective === Erse (not comparable) Irish