GalaicoWarrior's definitions

Briganos Maccos Brattae

The Gallaic king of ancient Gallaecia in modern parts of Galicia, W. Asturias and N. Portugal.
Breoghan MacBratha is the modern Gaelic name.

The king of the Gallaeci was Briganos Maccos Brattae.

by GalaicoWarrior May 19, 2010

ogham

An ancient scripture found mainly in Celtic nations.
Ogham is "occman" in Primitive Celtic.

Primitive Irish was written in ogham.

by GalaicoWarrior May 15, 2010

Gallaeci

The Celts of the Halstatt Culture that settled in modern Galicia, W. Asturias and N. Portugal.
Gallaic was the Q-Celtic language spoken by the Gallaeci.

The Gallaeci were ancient Celts from Gallaecia.

by GalaicoWarrior May 17, 2010

Gaulish

An ancient P-Celtic language spoken in Gaul, even though there were traces of Q-Celtic speakers in Gaul who were the Goidels that settled in Aquitania in moderm N. W. France.
Gaulish, Brythonic, Lepontic, Noric and Galatian are P-Celtic.

It took 3 Romans to beat a Gaulish Celt in battle.

by GalaicoWarrior May 18, 2010

Gaelic

Gaelic or Goidelic derived from the Gallaic language spoken by the Gallaeci tribes in Gallaecia in N.W. Spain. Gallaic is the Q-Celtic language of the Halstatt Celts that settled in Galicia circa 800 B.C. Celtiberian is also a Q-Celtic language of the La Tene Celts that settled in N.E. Spain circa 500 B.C. These La Tene Celts are known as the Celtiberians.

The word for hundred is "cet" in Old Irish or Old Gaelic and the word for hundred is "kiot" in Gallaic.

by GalaicoWarrior August 5, 2007

Q-Celtic

First branch to separate from Common Celtic.

Gallaic, Goidelic and Celtiberian are Q-Celtic.

by GalaicoWarrior May 16, 2010

pija

In Spain, it means a preppy woman. Some Latin American countries use the word "fresa".

My daughter is very pija. She's so preppy.

by GalaicoWarrior March 27, 2015