gallowglass

== English == === Alternative forms === galloglass === Etymology === From Irish gallóglach (“foreign soldier”), from Gall (“foreigner, non-Gaelic person”) + óglách (“soldier”). === Noun === gallowglass (plural gallowglasses or gallowglass) (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. ==== Translations ====