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galloglass

or ·Ƿ·

[ gal-oh-glas, -glahs ]

noun

Irish History.
  1. a follower and supporter of or a soldier owing allegiance to an Irish chief.

galloglass

/ ˈɡæəʊˌɡɑː /

noun

  1. a heavily armed mercenary soldier, originally Hebridean (Gaelic-Norse), maintained by Irish and some other Celtic chiefs from about 1235 to the 16th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of galloglass1

1505–15; < Irish óá, equivalent to gall a stranger, foreigner + ó a youth, soldier, servant, derivative of Old Irish óac, óc young
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Word History and Origins

Origin of galloglass1

C16: from Irish Gaelic galló, from gall foreigner + ó, young warrior-servant, from og young + -lach a noun suffix

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