Etymology

merse

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Today it means: Alluvial, often marshy land by the side of a river, estuary or sea. Full definition →

Middle English merse
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommerse
  2. English todaymerse

Middle English merse, variant form of mersh, whence also marsh (see that entry for more).

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