Erse

Synonyms:

Gaelic, Goidelic

Types:

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Irish, Irish Gaelic

the Celtic language of Ireland

Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic

the Gaelic of Scotland

Manx

the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions

Old Irish

Irish Gaelic up to about 1100

Middle Irish

Irish Gaelic from 1100 to 1500

Type of:

Celtic, Celtic language

a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era