Definition of Gael in English:

Gael

nounɡeɪlɡeɪl

1A Gaelic-speaking person.
讲盖尔语的人
Example sentencesExamples
- They have similar numbers of fluent speakers to us, they are often squeezed in a corner of a country and are surrounded by English, just like Gaels in the north-west of Scotland.
- America last week witnessed a new explosion in interest in Scottish culture after a group of Gaels touched a nerve in a way that Tartan Week could not.
- Ireland was occupied by Celtic peoples, who came to be known as Gaels, sometime between 600 and 400 B.C.
- Can the dreams, the aspirations and traditions of the ancient Gael be translated into English?
- This is shocking even for me - there are good doctors everywhere, and our special commitment to the Gaels seems more important.
- Far from being the noncoopted exemplars of native essence, the Gaels are merely thwarted would-be collaborators in Anglicization.
- Such implausible idealizations, then as now, go hand in hand with nostalgia for the lost or vanishing world of the Gael as initially evoked by ethnographic prefaces.
- Some Scottish Gaels might find his handling of their language patronising but his message reaches beyond his home audience to offer us, those on this side, an insight into their history.
- There was no high-minded talk about restoring the culture and the language of the Gael to the brilliance we were told was associated with it when the Book of Leinster was written 800 years previously.
- The wild Gaels were treated as ‘mere Irish’ and the Flemings in 1436 with undisguised scorn.
- Yet the Dionysian stereotype of the Gael, juxtaposed against the Apollonian Englishmen, masks the new Puritanism that is currently sweeping through the Twenty-Six Counties.
- The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane, But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine - They're all Scotland's story and they're all worth the same.
- Those of us of Scottish ancestry have a longstanding interest in Egypt, since we are supposedly descended from the mythic Scota, an exiled daughter of a Pharaoh who married Gaythelos, a Gael.
- In these laments, the demise and exile of specific noble families challenge the spirit of the Gaels and their culture.
- Scots are Glaswegians and Orcadians and Gaels as well.
- In the 9th cent., Gaels and Picts were finally united under a Gaelic king, probably of mixed parentage.
- The foundation myths of Scotland state that the Scottish Gaels originated from the Dal Riata tribe in Antrim, north-east Ireland.
- The Scottish Executive expects us as Gaels to put our confidence in the body they set up to advance the cause to of the language.
- The non-English parts of the UK have ten million Gaels, Celts, Picts, Irish, Scots and Vikings.
- This year, the Gaels plunged to 7-14 before Williams was removed for disciplinary reasons.
1. 1.1 A person whose ancestors spoke Gaelic.
  祖先讲盖尔语的人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let this monument be a token to their names and honour from the Gaels of America.

Derivatives

Gaeldom

noun

Scarcely any other Anglo-Irish poet has recalled so vividly the old world of Gaeldom.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, one of Gaeldom's leading writers was less impressed.
- US Gaeldom and in particular the Gaels of Chicago mourned the untimely death of one of Kilkenny's finest ambassadors.
- As dynastic union looked likely to resolve the problems of England's northern frontier, the Tudor assimilation of Irish Gaeldom seemed the one outstanding question in regard to the unification of the British Isles.
- If not, who will care for the issues which affect Gaeldom, islanders, West Highlanders, those in the northeast or far north?

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal.

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

Definition of Gael in US English:

Gael

nounɡālɡeɪl

1A Gaelic-speaking person.
讲盖尔语的人
Example sentencesExamples
- The Scottish Executive expects us as Gaels to put our confidence in the body they set up to advance the cause to of the language.
- America last week witnessed a new explosion in interest in Scottish culture after a group of Gaels touched a nerve in a way that Tartan Week could not.
- In the 9th cent., Gaels and Picts were finally united under a Gaelic king, probably of mixed parentage.
- This year, the Gaels plunged to 7-14 before Williams was removed for disciplinary reasons.
- Can the dreams, the aspirations and traditions of the ancient Gael be translated into English?
- Ireland was occupied by Celtic peoples, who came to be known as Gaels, sometime between 600 and 400 B.C.
- The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane, But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine - They're all Scotland's story and they're all worth the same.
- Scots are Glaswegians and Orcadians and Gaels as well.
- Such implausible idealizations, then as now, go hand in hand with nostalgia for the lost or vanishing world of the Gael as initially evoked by ethnographic prefaces.
- In these laments, the demise and exile of specific noble families challenge the spirit of the Gaels and their culture.
- The non-English parts of the UK have ten million Gaels, Celts, Picts, Irish, Scots and Vikings.
- This is shocking even for me - there are good doctors everywhere, and our special commitment to the Gaels seems more important.
- They have similar numbers of fluent speakers to us, they are often squeezed in a corner of a country and are surrounded by English, just like Gaels in the north-west of Scotland.
- Yet the Dionysian stereotype of the Gael, juxtaposed against the Apollonian Englishmen, masks the new Puritanism that is currently sweeping through the Twenty-Six Counties.
- The foundation myths of Scotland state that the Scottish Gaels originated from the Dal Riata tribe in Antrim, north-east Ireland.
- Some Scottish Gaels might find his handling of their language patronising but his message reaches beyond his home audience to offer us, those on this side, an insight into their history.
- There was no high-minded talk about restoring the culture and the language of the Gael to the brilliance we were told was associated with it when the Book of Leinster was written 800 years previously.
- The wild Gaels were treated as ‘mere Irish’ and the Flemings in 1436 with undisguised scorn.
- Far from being the noncoopted exemplars of native essence, the Gaels are merely thwarted would-be collaborators in Anglicization.
- Those of us of Scottish ancestry have a longstanding interest in Egypt, since we are supposedly descended from the mythic Scota, an exiled daughter of a Pharaoh who married Gaythelos, a Gael.
1. 1.1 A person whose ancestors spoke Gaelic.
  祖先讲盖尔语的人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let this monument be a token to their names and honour from the Gaels of America.

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal.

词汇	Gael
释义	Definition of Gael in English: Gael nounɡeɪlɡeɪl 1A Gaelic-speaking person. 讲盖尔语的人 Example sentencesExamples They have similar numbers of fluent speakers to us, they are often squeezed in a corner of a country and are surrounded by English, just like Gaels in the north-west of Scotland. America last week witnessed a new explosion in interest in Scottish culture after a group of Gaels touched a nerve in a way that Tartan Week could not. Ireland was occupied by Celtic peoples, who came to be known as Gaels, sometime between 600 and 400 B.C. Can the dreams, the aspirations and traditions of the ancient Gael be translated into English? This is shocking even for me - there are good doctors everywhere, and our special commitment to the Gaels seems more important. Far from being the noncoopted exemplars of native essence, the Gaels are merely thwarted would-be collaborators in Anglicization. Such implausible idealizations, then as now, go hand in hand with nostalgia for the lost or vanishing world of the Gael as initially evoked by ethnographic prefaces. Some Scottish Gaels might find his handling of their language patronising but his message reaches beyond his home audience to offer us, those on this side, an insight into their history. There was no high-minded talk about restoring the culture and the language of the Gael to the brilliance we were told was associated with it when the Book of Leinster was written 800 years previously. The wild Gaels were treated as ‘mere Irish’ and the Flemings in 1436 with undisguised scorn. Yet the Dionysian stereotype of the Gael, juxtaposed against the Apollonian Englishmen, masks the new Puritanism that is currently sweeping through the Twenty-Six Counties. The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane, But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine - They're all Scotland's story and they're all worth the same. Those of us of Scottish ancestry have a longstanding interest in Egypt, since we are supposedly descended from the mythic Scota, an exiled daughter of a Pharaoh who married Gaythelos, a Gael. In these laments, the demise and exile of specific noble families challenge the spirit of the Gaels and their culture. Scots are Glaswegians and Orcadians and Gaels as well. In the 9th cent., Gaels and Picts were finally united under a Gaelic king, probably of mixed parentage. The foundation myths of Scotland state that the Scottish Gaels originated from the Dal Riata tribe in Antrim, north-east Ireland. The Scottish Executive expects us as Gaels to put our confidence in the body they set up to advance the cause to of the language. The non-English parts of the UK have ten million Gaels, Celts, Picts, Irish, Scots and Vikings. This year, the Gaels plunged to 7-14 before Williams was removed for disciplinary reasons. 1.1 A person whose ancestors spoke Gaelic. 祖先讲盖尔语的人 Example sentencesExamples Let this monument be a token to their names and honour from the Gaels of America. Derivatives Gaeldom noun Scarcely any other Anglo-Irish poet has recalled so vividly the old world of Gaeldom. Example sentencesExamples However, one of Gaeldom's leading writers was less impressed. US Gaeldom and in particular the Gaels of Chicago mourned the untimely death of one of Kilkenny's finest ambassadors. As dynastic union looked likely to resolve the problems of England's northern frontier, the Tudor assimilation of Irish Gaeldom seemed the one outstanding question in regard to the unification of the British Isles. If not, who will care for the issues which affect Gaeldom, islanders, West Highlanders, those in the northeast or far north? Origin From Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal. Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale Definition of Gael in US English: Gael nounɡālɡeɪl 1A Gaelic-speaking person. 讲盖尔语的人 Example sentencesExamples The Scottish Executive expects us as Gaels to put our confidence in the body they set up to advance the cause to of the language. America last week witnessed a new explosion in interest in Scottish culture after a group of Gaels touched a nerve in a way that Tartan Week could not. In the 9th cent., Gaels and Picts were finally united under a Gaelic king, probably of mixed parentage. This year, the Gaels plunged to 7-14 before Williams was removed for disciplinary reasons. Can the dreams, the aspirations and traditions of the ancient Gael be translated into English? Ireland was occupied by Celtic peoples, who came to be known as Gaels, sometime between 600 and 400 B.C. The Gael and the Pict, the Angle and Dane, But so did the Irishman, Jew and Ukraine - They're all Scotland's story and they're all worth the same. Scots are Glaswegians and Orcadians and Gaels as well. Such implausible idealizations, then as now, go hand in hand with nostalgia for the lost or vanishing world of the Gael as initially evoked by ethnographic prefaces. In these laments, the demise and exile of specific noble families challenge the spirit of the Gaels and their culture. The non-English parts of the UK have ten million Gaels, Celts, Picts, Irish, Scots and Vikings. This is shocking even for me - there are good doctors everywhere, and our special commitment to the Gaels seems more important. They have similar numbers of fluent speakers to us, they are often squeezed in a corner of a country and are surrounded by English, just like Gaels in the north-west of Scotland. Yet the Dionysian stereotype of the Gael, juxtaposed against the Apollonian Englishmen, masks the new Puritanism that is currently sweeping through the Twenty-Six Counties. The foundation myths of Scotland state that the Scottish Gaels originated from the Dal Riata tribe in Antrim, north-east Ireland. Some Scottish Gaels might find his handling of their language patronising but his message reaches beyond his home audience to offer us, those on this side, an insight into their history. There was no high-minded talk about restoring the culture and the language of the Gael to the brilliance we were told was associated with it when the Book of Leinster was written 800 years previously. The wild Gaels were treated as ‘mere Irish’ and the Flemings in 1436 with undisguised scorn. Far from being the noncoopted exemplars of native essence, the Gaels are merely thwarted would-be collaborators in Anglicization. Those of us of Scottish ancestry have a longstanding interest in Egypt, since we are supposedly descended from the mythic Scota, an exiled daughter of a Pharaoh who married Gaythelos, a Gael. 1.1 A person whose ancestors spoke Gaelic. 祖先讲盖尔语的人 Example sentencesExamples Let this monument be a token to their names and honour from the Gaels of America. Origin From Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal.
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