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gallowglass

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From Irish gallóglach (“foreign soldier”), from Gall (“foreigner, non-Gaelic person”) + óglách (“soldier”).

noun gallowglasses · gallowglass · galloglass

  1. historical A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century. The multiplying villanies of nature / Do swarm upon him--from the western isles/ Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied.

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Русскийгаллогла́с galloglás

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@misc{gallowglass_2026,
  title = {gallowglass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gallowglass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}