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gallowglass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-low-glass
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish gallóglach (“foreign soldier”), from Gall (“foreigner, non-Gaelic person”) + óglách (“soldier”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gallowglasses (plural) galloglass (alternative)

Questions

What does gallowglass mean?
A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
Where does gallowglass come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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