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.
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	Erse \Erse\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of
   Scotland, or to their language.
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	Erse
    n 1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland
         and Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]