taghairm

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , from , from ; compare 🇨🇬, from , , ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European roots.

The  (3rd ed., 1797) suggests a derivation from 🇨🇬 +, while the editor of an 1871 edition of Sir ’s The Lady of the Lake suggested or. These etymologies are no longer to be taken seriously.

Noun

 * 1)  An ancient divination method of the Highland Scots involving animal sacrifice.
 * 2) A method of divination involving wrapping a person in the hide of a freshly-killed ox which was then placed beside a waterfall or other desolate place, to enable the person to foresee the outcome of an impending battle; the oracle of the hide.
 * 3) A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.
 * 1) A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.
 * 1) A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.
 * 1) A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.
 * 1) A method of divination in which cats were roasted alive to call up the spirit of the demon cat who would grant the wishes of the torturers.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , from , from.

Etymology
From, from , from , from ; compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) echo
 * 2) a gathering summons
 * 3) taghairm