a. [ Gael. Gàidhealach, Gaelach, from Gàidheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander. ] (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland;
n. [ Gael. Gaelig, Gàilig. ] The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic. [ 1913 Webster ]