The story of the Sgian Dubh 

It was probably called a frog, because when the weapon was drawn, someone was going to croak.

Nice video. Thank you. Yes. I heard that the arm pit knife was the same knife. And that is was moved to the sock when entering a home as a sign of respect. Hope you do more Scottish weapons videos! Thank you.

french? i laughed so hard i had to stop the video. anyway, i looked it up. "frog" in this sense comes from the portuguese word "froco", which is what that language calls the sword hanger on the waist.

We have no reason to believe that this story on the origin of the sgian dubh is anyrhing more than a wives' tale. The first time we see a sock knife in a Scottish context is in the portrait of Alastair Macdonell of Glengarry, painted in 1812. To my knowledge, we have no historical mention of such a thing, previously. Making the least number of new assumptions, we should assume it was a 19th century fashion statement that caught on. EDIT: Dirks had... and still do have, I believe... scabbards with integral belt loops, rather than frogs.

Might it be the same knife but just with the two different places where it was worn depending on where you were? It`s easyer to ambush someone from the armpit than it is from the sock, especially if the sheath is moving in one place but isn`t in the other. My guess is it`s a respect thing. Knives weren`t that cheap back then when one compares them to today.

Is 's' in Scottish Gaighlig not always pronounced as 'sh' when slender?

Appreciate this, thank you.

Thanks for the video.

thanks!

Saint! 🥃

this is amazing

In the sock of the dominant hand. Love left, spite right. So in the house of a loved one, you put it in the sock opposite the dominant hand.