sloggorne

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *slowgʰos

Proto-Celtic *slougos

Old Irish slóg

Middle Irish slúag

Scottish Gaelic sluagh

Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥der.

Proto-Celtic *-sman

Proto-Celtic *garsmander.

Old Irish gairm

Scottish Gaelic gairm

Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairmbor.

English sloggorne

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm.

Noun

sloggorne (plural sloggornes)

1. Obsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”). [16th–17th c.]