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Goidelic, a. and n.|gɔɪˈdɛlɪk|
[f. prec. + -ic.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Goidels.
B. n. The language of the Goidels. (Cf. Gadhelic.)
1882Rhys Celtic Britain 196 This could only happen through the medium of men who spoke Goidelic. 1896Sir H. Maxwell Hist. Dumfries etc. ii. 32 Novantia, however, remained Pictish,—i.e. Goidelic—in speech and race. 1897Anwyl Welsh Gram. §2 The Celtic branch falls into two groups:—1. The Goidelic, consisting of Erse or Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx Gaelic. 2. The Brythonic. |