Noun
(historical) An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, especially an Albanian serving in the Turkish army.
(historical, military) A Greek, Albanian, Bulgarian or Serbian soldier, recruited to serve as body-guard to officials in the 18th-19th c. Wallachia and Moldavia. Greek militia units formed in Crimea, 1769.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI am Arnaut who love the wind, And chase the hare with the ox, And swim against the torrent. Arnaut Daniel
First of them all was Arnaut Daniel, Master in love; and he his native land Honors with the strange beauty of his verse. Arnaut Daniel
Translation: :"I am Arnaut who loves the wind, :and chases the hare with the ox, :and swims against the torrent." Source: Internet
The invention of the form is usually attributed to 12th-century troubadour Arnaut Daniel ; after spreading to continental Europe, it first appeared in English in 1579, though sestinas were rarely written in Britain until the end of the 19th century. Source: Internet
The term Arnaut (Арнаут), plural: Arnauti (Арнаути) has also been borrowed into Balkan south Slavic languages like Bulgarian and within Serbian the term has also acquired pejorative connotations regarding Albanians. Source: Internet