Merse
/mɜːs; Scottish mɛrs/
noun (Scot)
1.
low level ground by a river or shore, often alluvial and fertile
2.
a marsh
/mɜːs; Scottish mɛrs/
noun
1.
the Merse, a fertile lowland area of SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders, north of the Tweed
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