sgian dubh

Meaning

Noun

• A small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.

Origin

• Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic sgian-dubh: sgian (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek-) + dubh (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-).
• The plural form sgianan dubha is also borrowed from Scottish Gaelic.