Etymology

ochone

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Today it means: Expresses woe or sorrow. Full definition →

Middle English oghane ← Scottish Gaelic ochóin ← Irish ochón
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  1. Irish · derived fromochón
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromochóin
  3. Middle English · inherited fromoghane
  4. English todayochone

Inherited from Middle English oghane, from Scottish Gaelic ochóin and Irish ochón. Cognate with Scots ochone.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.