Gael

[geyl]

noun

a Scottish Celt or Highlander.

a Gaelic-speaking Celt.

Origin of Gael

1590–1600; < Scots Gaelic Gaidheal, Old Irish Goidel

Gael.

or Gael

abbreviation

Gaelic.

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Examples from the Web for gael

Contemporary Examples of gael

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Historical Examples of gael

Either he or his father had been a member of the Clan na Gael.
The Red Hand of Ulster
George A. Birmingham
Thus the Gael abhors the very roads that lead to a plague-struck dwelling.
John Splendid
Neil Munro
Paper and ink will be the Gael's undoing; my mother taught me, and my mother knew.
John Splendid
Neil Munro
May it not be that the ends they struggled for were ends never intended for the Gael?
Six days of the Irish Republic
Louis Redmond-Howard
It is he would have got leave for the Gael to be as high as the Gall.
The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays
William B. Yeats

British Dictionary definitions for gael

Gael

noun

a person who speaks a Gaelic language, esp a Highland Scot or an Irishman

Derived FormsGaeldom, noun

Word Origin for Gael

C19: from Gaelic Gaidheal; related to Old Irish goidel, Old Welsh gwyddel Irishman

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Word Origin and History for gael

Gael

1810, from Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal "member of the Gaelic race," corresponding to Old Irish Goidhel (cf. Latin Gallus). The native name in both Ireland and Scotland, Gael was first used in English exclusively of Scottish Highlanders.