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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
siùrsach, a whore; from the Eng., with the G. fem. termination -seach (see òinnseach).
siuthad, say away, begin, go on: *seo-tu, "here you", from so and tu? Cf. trobhad, thugad.
slabhag, pith of a horn: Sc. sluch?
slabhagan, a kind of reddish sea-weed, sloke, Ir. slabhacán; from Eng. sloke, Sc. sloke, slake.
slabhcar, a slouching fellow (Suth.), a taunter; from Norse slókr, slouching fellow, whence Eng. slouch.
slabhraidh, a chain, Ir. slabhra, O. Ir. slabrad: *slab-rad, from slab, root laꬶ, of Gr. λαμβάνω, I take, catch, Eng. latch.
slachd, thrash, beat, Ir. slacairim; root slag, sleg, or sḷg, E. Ir. sligim, beat, strike, slacc, sword: *slegô, beside I. E. slak as in Got. slaha, strike, Ger. schlagen (do.), Eng. slay (Stokes for sligim); further Lat. lacerare, lacerate, Gr. λακίζω, tear (Kluge). Hence slachdan, beetle, rod.
slad, theft, Ir. slad, M. Ir. slat: *sladdo-. Stokes gives the Celtic as *stlatt-, allied to Lat. stlâta (stlatta), pirate ship, and Eng. steal. The modern forms point to Gadelic *sladdo-, for *stḷ-ddo-, allied to Eng. steal?
sladhag, a sheaf of corn ready to be thrashed (H.S.D.):
sladhaigeadh, a kind of custard spread over bread (M'D.):
slag, a hollow (Lewis); N. slakki, slope, North Eng. hollow.
slàib, mire; see làban. Skeat refers Eng. slab, slime, but it is likely native (cf. slop, etc.).
slaid, a minificent gift:
slaightear, slaoightear, a rogue, Ir. sloitire, rogue, sloitireachd, roguery, M. Ir. sleteoracht, theft (O'Cl.); from slad (Ir. sloit), rob.
slaim, great booty, a heap: from the Sc. slam, a share or possession acquired not rightly, slammach, to seize anything not entirely by fair means, Swed. slama, heap together.
slais, lash; from the Eng.
slam, a lock of hair or wool, Ir. slám, E. Ir. slamm: *slags-men, Gr. λάχος, wool, λάχνη, down (otherwise Prellwitz, who refers Gr. to *vḷk-snâ, root vel of ollann, q.v.
slaman, curdled milk, Ir. slamanna, clots, flakes (O'Cl.), E. Ir. slaimred (na fola). Cf. lommen, gulp.
slàn, healthy, whole, Ir., O. Ir. slán: *sḹ-no- (Brug.), *sϑlâno-s (Stokes); Lat. salvus (= sḹ-vo-, Brug.), safe, solidus, firm Eng. solid; Gr. ὁλος, whole (= σόλFos); Eng. silly, originally meaning "blessed", Ger. selig, blessed; Skr. sárvas, whole, all. W., Br. holl is referred here by Stokes, etc., more immediately allied to Lat. sollus, whole, all.
