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单词 gaedhelian
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Gaedhelianadj.

Forms: 1700s Gaedelian, 1700s–1800s Gaidhelian, 1800s–1900s Gaedhelian.
Origin: A borrowing from Irish, combined with an English element. Etymons: Irish Gaedheal , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < Irish Gaedheal, former variant of Gael (see Gael n. and compare discussion at Gadhelic n.) + -ian suffix; in quot. 1724 after Welsh Gwyddeleg Gaelic n. Compare earlier Gaelic n.Compare the following earlier passage with a different English form (based on Welsh Gwyddel : see Gael n.), used as noun to denote the speakers (who are presented as separate from the Scots in Ireland: see Scot n.1 1):?1710 tr. E. Lhuyd Welsh Pref. to Glossogr. or Archeologia Britannica 13 The old Inhabitants of Ireland consisted of two Nations, Guydhelians [W. Guyδelod] and Scots.
Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to Gaelic or the Gaelic-speaking people.
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Erse1425
Scots?c1450
Gaedhelian1724
Gadhelica1773
Dalriadan1788
Dalriadic1789
Gaelic1807
Dalriad1811
Goidelic1874
1724 tr. E. Lhuyd Welsh Pref. to Glossogr. in W. Nicolson Irish Hist. Libr. App. 236 I imagined 'twould prove neither wholly lost labour, nor Foreign to my purpose to look a little into their Language. Some Welsh and Gaidhelian [?1710 Gwydhelian, W. Guyδeleg] Words I found in it.
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 183 The Gaedelian or Scottish colony.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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