Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norse-gaelic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: norse--gael-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the Viking raiders who settled Ireland and western Scotland and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture

Example Sentences

"The names MacLeod, Doyle, MacAskill and MacIvor are of Norse-Gaelic descent."

Synonyms

Hiberno-Norse Gall-Gaedhealach Gall-Gàidhealach

Questions

What does norse-gaelic mean?: Pertaining to the Viking raiders who settled Ireland and western Scotland and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture

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