Pictish

American  

[pik-tish] / ˈpɪk tɪʃ /

noun

1. the language of the Picts, apparently a Celtic language.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Picts.

pictish British  

/ ˈpɪktɪʃ /

noun

1. the language of the Picts, of which few records survive. Its origins are much disputed and it was extinct by about 900 _ad

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Picts

Etymology

Origin of Pictish

First recorded in 1700–10; Pict + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

He added: "There are very few Pictish rings which have ever been discovered and those we do know about usually come from hoards which were placed in the ground deliberately for safekeeping in some way."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

Mainland’s archaeological gems include Jarlshof, which includes ruins from the Bronze, Iron, Pictish and Viking eras, and, just offshore, the some 2,000-year-old Broch of Mousa.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

Indeed its collection includes the Milecastle 38 inscription, which proved that Hadrian built Hadrian's Wall – previously it was usually referred to as the Pictish Wall or the Roman Wall.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

John Lynch, aka The Pictish Trail, runs Fence Records with King Creosote, moonlights in another band, Silver Columns, and was once a standup comic.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2013

The discipline, as the rebel generals said afterwards, was not Pictish.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White