Erse

[ə:s]

Definition

(n.) A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.

Editor: Natasha

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Gaelic language.

Typed by Anatole

Definition

n. the name given by the Lowland Scotch to the language of the people of the West Highlands as being of Irish origin—now sometimes used for Irish as opposed to Scotch Gaelic.

Edited by Adrian