While I don’t speak Gaelic by any stretch of the imagination, we want a few little terms and sentences scattered around to give a flavor of the language,' Gabaldon previously explained to T&C.

'Very early on I began doing research as much as I could into Gaelic. It all stems from the fact that Outlander author Diana Gabaldon, who wrote the books the popular Starz television show is based on, wanted a sprinkling of Gaelic in her text. So how did it become a kind of pet name for Jamie to call Claire?