Meanings
adjectiveNorse-Gaelic (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to the Viking raiders who settled Ireland and western Scotland and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture
The names MacLeod, Doyle, MacAskill and MacIvor are of Norse-Gaelic descent.
Synonyms: Hiberno-Norse, Gall-Gaedhealach, Gall-Gàidhealach
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to the Viking raiders who settled Ireland and western Scotland and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture
Similar
Hiberno-NorseGall-GaedhealachGall-Gàidhealach
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Norse-Gaelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse-Gaelic
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“Norse-Gaelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse-Gaelic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norse-Gaelic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norse-Gaelic.
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