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gael \ˈgāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Scottish Gaelic Gāidheal & Irish Gaelic Gaedheal, from or akin to Middle Irish Gōidel 1. : a Scottish Highlander 2. a. : a Celtic especially Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man : a member of the Gaelic-speaking division of the Celts especially as opposed to the Cymric or Gallic Celts of Great Britain and the European continent b. : irishman c. : scotchman 1 |