Rìgh Innse Gall

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Rí Innse Gall

Etymology

Rìgh (“ruler, king”) + Innse (“islands”) + Gall (“foreigner”)

Proper noun

Rìgh Innse Gall m

1. The title held by the Norwegian kings as feudal overlords of the outer Western Scottish islands, such as the Hebrides; rendered as Lord of the Isles in English