Ossian
Pronunciation: /ˈɒʃɪən, ˈɒsɪ-/
Definition of Ossian
- a legendary Irish warrior and bard, whose name became well known in 1760-3 when the Scottish poet James Macpherson (1736–96) published his own verse as an alleged translation of 3rd-century Gaelic tales. Irish name Oisin.