Definition, synonyms and related words
An ancient divination method of the Highland Scots involving animal sacrifice.
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.
The word "taghairm" comes from Scottish Gaelic and originally meant an invocation or summons. It traces its roots back to ancient Celtic and Indo-European languages, where the base verb meant "to call" or "to shout."