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Meaning of 'Erseman in English:

'Erseman

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noun

rare

  • A Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Scotland, especially one from the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland; (in later use also) a Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland.

    Now chiefly only in historical contexts.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Capgrave (1393–1464), prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian.