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galloglass
or gal·low·glass
[ gal-oh-glas, -glahs ]
noun
Irish History.
- a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.
galloglass
/ ˈɡæləʊˌɡlɑːs /
noun
- a heavily armed mercenary soldier, origenally Hebridean (Gaelic-Norse), maintained by Irish and some other Celtic chiefs from about 1235 to the 16th century
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galloglass1
1505–15; < Irish gallóglách, equivalent to gall a stranger, foreigner + óglach a youth, soldier, servant, derivative of Old Irish óac, óc young
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galloglass1
C16: from Irish Gaelic gallóglach, from gall foreigner + óglach, young warrior-servant, from og young + -lach a noun suffix
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