Scots-Gaelic?
Why o why can't I find the Scots gaelic for "squid"? I've slogged my way through every darn english/gaelic online dictionary I could find. The only one I found is Irish Gaelic: mathair shuigh. But that can't be right, cuz mathair means mother. And I can't back-translate "shuigh" anywhere.
And there's enough squid fishing around Scotland (historically and presently) that there must be a short word for "squid".
Y'know, "squid" itself could be derived from something celtic, it's not scandahoovian and it's nothing like the latin... I need an OED.
Edit: Oooh, the 20 volume print edition of the OED is on sale right now for $895! Can't search that online unless you subscribe, but you can search the Compact OED for free: www.askoxford.com It says "squid" is of unknown origin. Now, if the OED doesn't even know where the word came from, it must REALLY be a mystery. (or gaelic?
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Anybody know the origin of the engilsh word "squid"?
Anybody know the Scots Gaelic word for "squid"?
Anybody know the english translation for "shuigh"?
Earthquakes and squids. My world is so exciting.
Last edited by KnottedYet; 01-13-2007 at 10:25 AM.
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