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Definition of merse in English: merse(also mersk) noun məːs Scottish Chiefly regional (Dumfries and Galloway). Flat, alluvial, often marshy land beside a river, estuary, or the sea. Now chiefly: specifically partially reclaimed land bordering the Solway Firth.
OriginMiddle English. Variant of marsh; β. forms show regular loss of -k in final -sk. Definition of merse in US English: merse(also mersk) nounməːs Scottish Chiefly regional (Dumfries and Galloway). Flat, alluvial, often marshy land beside a river, estuary, or the sea. Now chiefly: specifically partially reclaimed land bordering the Solway Firth.
OriginMiddle English. Variant of marsh; β. forms show regular loss of -k in final -sk. |