Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Perhaps a borrowing from Old Norse slóða (to drag, trail), from Old Norse slóð (a track, trail), from Proto-Germanic *slōdō. Compare Dutch slodderen, German schlottern.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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slaod (past shlaod, future slaodaidh, verbal noun slaodadh, past participle slaodte)

  1. drag, draw, haul, lug, pull, tow, trail, yank

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References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap