An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

ERYSLAND, ERLSLAND, EUSLAND, s. A denomination of land, Orkn.
Barry.

Su. G. oeresland, the eighth part of a Markland.

ERLIS, s. Earnest.
V. [Arles].

ERN, ERNE, EIRNE, EARN, s.
1. The eagle, S. B.
Douglas.
2. The osprey.
Houlate.

A. S. earn, Isl. aurn, ern, aquila.

ERNAND, part. pr. Running.

A. S. eorn-an, currere.

Maitland P.

ERN-FERN, s. The brittle fern, S. q. "the eagle-fern."

ERSE, adj. used as a s. The dialect of the Celtic spoken by the Highlanders of S. i. e. Irish.