Gallie

Old English

Proper noun

Gallie m pl

1. the Gauls
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     On þǣm ġēare wurdon þā Gallie Rōmanum wiþerwearde, þe mon nū hǣt Longbeardas, ⁊ raþe þǣs heora folc tōgæddere ġelǣddon.

     In that year, the Gauls, who are now called Lombards, became hostile to Rome, and quickly brought their people together.

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Gallie”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.