iorram

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Likely from Middle Irish air-rám, syntactically air (“on”) +‎ ràmh (“oar”), or perhaps a metathesis of iomair. Related to iomramh.

Noun

iorram m (genitive singular iorraim, plural iorraman)

1. boat song, rowing song, a song sung to accompany rowing

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “iorram”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN