Jen

I’m Scottish, know Gaelic speakers and my Goddaughter goes to the Gaelic school. But I have only ever come across the word ‘erse’ in the New York Times crossword, where it appears frequently. Not only that but every time I see it my mind reads it’s as someone with a Scottish accent saying ‘arse’. I’m east coast though, wonder if anyone from the west coast of Scotland uses or hears this term? Is it used in Ireland? Or is it a term which was imported to the US with Scottish/Irish migrants but has fallen out of use here?