Glossary

463 Words

Glossarya'loutrance - a duel to the death; no quarter given (French) Athol – a district in the south Highlands of Scotland Badenoch – a region in the Highlands, south of Inverness Border hobbler – type of small horse used in the Scottish Borders – very strong and full of stamina Carn nan Dun (Gaelic) – literally, cairn of the fort Cateran – light infantryman, usually armed with a dirk and maybe a targe Clach-Bhuai (Gaelic) - sacred stone or stone of power Clachan (Gaelic) – tight packed Highland hamlet Dirk – a single edged Highland knife about the length of a man's forearm Douglas – powerful family of Southern Scotland Fingal – ancient Gaelic hero; also known as Finn MacCool Gaeltachd (Gaelic) – that part of Scotland that spoke Gaelic and had the Gaelic culture Gallowglass (Ga

Great novels start here

Download by scanning the QR code to get countless free stories and daily updated books

Free reading for new users
Scan code to download app
Facebookexpand_more
  • author-avatar
    Writer
  • chap_listContents
  • likeADD