Gaelic

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaelic \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach,
     from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.)
     Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders
     of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaelic \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.]
     The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of
     Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]
     A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is
     spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the
     Highlanders, {Gaelic}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gaelic
       adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: {Celtic}]
       n : any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and
           Scotland [syn: {Goidelic}, {Erse}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Gaelic
       
          For automated test programs.  Used in military, essentially
          replaced by ATLAS.