slaod

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• tarraing