carse

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English kerrs, cars, of uncertain origin. Perhaps Celtic: the term is "first found in a semi-Gaelic form", Carsach (c. 1143); compare Welsh cars (“bog, fen”), carsen (“reed”), Armoric kars, korsen (“bog plant, reed”). Alternatively, perhaps related to carr (“bog, march, swampland”) (perhaps suffixed with a variant of -ish, -sæ); compare Swedish kärr (“fen; bog”). === Pronunciation === (US, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹs/, (in Scotland, also) /ˈkɛɹs/ === Noun === carse (plural carses) (Scotland) Low, fertile land; a river valley. === References === === Further reading === “carse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cares, sacre, caser, acers, ceras, scare, serac, Ceras, Creas, Cesar, sérac, Races, CERAs, Crase, e-cars, caers, races, SERCA, acres, Cares, scear, crase