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gaelic
Part of speech: NounThe language of the Highlanders of Scotland; a dialect of the Celtic language.
Part of speech: AdjectivePert. to the Scottish Highlanders or their language.
Usage examples "gaelic":- Finally, with a Gaelic oath, Evan started forward to the rescue, and almost at the same moment the small figure of the missing man appeared on the ridge against the sky. - "The Ball and The Cross", G.K. Chesterton.
- The woman asked the question in Gaelic, and Malcolm replied: " We are, as you see, fishermen, and we come from Huish." - "Bonnie Prince Charlie A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden", G. A. Henty.
- Are you speaking Gaelic? - "The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance", Marie Corelli.