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Gallowglass meaning

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.

Using Gallowglass

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.

Context around Gallowglass

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

scottish 1×

Often after:

septs 1× sept 1×

Sentence patterns with Gallowglass

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the gallowglass sept of 1× the scottish gallowglass septs of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in addition to 1× kilconway was originally 1×

Common sentence endings:

sept of macneill 1×

Words around Gallowglass

Just before it in the word index:

gallowgate 6 galloway 232 gallot 3 gallos 4 gallops 15 gallopinto 2

Just after it in the word index:

gallows 91 gallowtree 2 galls 11 gallstone 3 gallstones 11 gallucci 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Gallowglass

  • In this selection, "gallowglass" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scottish, septs and sept stand out and add context to how "gallowglass" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the gallowglass sept of and the scottish gallowglass septs of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gallowglass" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gallowglass

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there. (27 words)

Kilconway was originally O'Flynn/O'Lynn territory, but was held by the MacQuillans as part of the Route, and later by the gallowglass sept of MacNeill. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there. (27 words)

Kilconway was originally O'Flynn/O'Lynn territory, but was held by the MacQuillans as part of the Route, and later by the gallowglass sept of MacNeill. (27 words)

Example sentences (2)

In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there.

Kilconway was originally O'Flynn/O'Lynn territory, but was held by the MacQuillans as part of the Route, and later by the gallowglass sept of MacNeill.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gallowglass" in a sentence?
An example: "In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish Gallowglass septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gallowglass" from authentic English texts.
What does "gallowglass" mean?
Gallowglass means: 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.
How many example sentences with "gallowglass" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gallowglass", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.