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Tha ainmean nam m矛osan ann an G脿idhlig gu math inntinneach. Ach, anns an naoidheamh linn deug, cha robh iad mar a tha iad an-diugh. An-diugh tha An Gearran air a st猫idheachadh mar a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air February. Ach chan eil A鈥� Chailleach againn mar ainm airson April.

Tha gearran a鈥� ciallachadh each a th鈥� air a spothadh. Tha e cuideachd a鈥� ciallachadh each beag 鈥� Highland pony. O shean, tha cuid ag r脿dh gum b鈥� e An Gearran na ceithir seachdainean an d猫idh a鈥� ch貌igeamh latha deug dhen Mh脿rt. Tha cuid eile ag r脿dh gur e m矛os February a bha ann. Tha feadhainn ag r脿dh nach robh ann ach an d脿rna leth de February. Agus tha cuid eile ag r脿dh gun robh e naoi latha a dh鈥檉haid, agus gun robh e a鈥� tighinn d矛reach 脿s d猫idh An Fhaoillich.

Seo na chanas Alasdair MacBheathain anns an fhaclair aige 鈥� An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language: 鈥淸An Gearran] forms a part of the animal nomenclature given to the several periods of Spring-time.鈥� An toiseach, Am Faoilleach 鈥� m矛os nam madaidhean-allaidh. An uair sin An Fheadag, the plover. Mhair sin d矛reach seachdain. Tha Dwelly ag r脿dh gur e An Fheadag an treas seachdain de February.

脌s d猫idh na Feadaig, th脿inig An Gearran. An uair sin th脿inig A鈥� Chailleach no Old Woman. Bha sin co-ionann ri tr脿th sa Ghiblean no April.

Carson nach do mhair An Fheadag no A鈥� Chailleach mar ainmean mh矛osan? Chan eil mi cinnteach. Ach chaidh Am Faoilleach a dh猫anamh co-ionann ri January is An Gearran co-ionann ri February. Carson a chaidh Am M脿rt a thaghadh airson March? Carson nach deach rudeigin G脿idhealach a thaghadh mar An Fheadag no eadhon A鈥� Chailleach? Ma tha beachd agaibh fh猫in, nach cuir sibh fios thugam?

Tha A鈥� Chailleach againn fhathast ann an seanfhacal: 鈥橲 iomadh fear a th猫id le eallaich ri seachdain chruaidh na Caillich. Many a man carries a load in the hard week of the Cailleach. 鈥橲 iomadh fear a th猫id le eallaich ri seachdain chruaidh na Caillich. Bha A鈥� Chailleach ann aig toiseach a鈥� Ghiblein. Cha robh am feur a鈥� f脿s. Bha daoine a鈥� gi霉lain eallaich de dh鈥檉heur air an druim aig an 脿m sin.

Tha earrann ainmhidheach eile ann as t-Earrach 鈥� Na h-Othaisgean. N矛 mi iomradh air sin an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean: ainmean nam m矛osan: the names of the months; anns an naoidheamh linn deug: in the 19th Century; mar a tha iad an-diugh: as they are today; air a st猫idheachadh: established; tha gearran a鈥� ciallachadh each a th鈥� air a spothadh: gearran means a horse that has been castrated; o shean: in olden times; na ceithir seachdainean an d猫idh a鈥� ch貌igeamh latha deug dhen Mh脿rt: the four weeks following the fifteenth of March; nach robh ann ach an d脿rna leth de: that it was only the second half of; naoi latha a dh鈥檉haid: nine days long; d矛reach 脿s d猫idh An Fhaoillich: straight after Am Faoilleach; Alasdair MacBheathain: Alexander Macbain; m矛os nam madaidhean-allaidh: the month of the wolves; an treas seachdain: the third week; co-ionann ri tr脿th sa Ghiblean: equivalent to early in April; carson nach do mhair X?: why didn鈥檛 X last?; carson nach deach rudeigin G脿idhealach a thaghadh: why didn鈥檛 something Gaelic get chosen; ma tha beachd agaibh fh猫in, nach cuir sibh fios thugam?: if you have an opinion yourself, why not let me know?; seanfhacal: proverb; aig toiseach a鈥� Ghiblein: at the start of April; cha robh am feur a鈥� f脿s: the grass wasn鈥檛 growing; a鈥� gi霉lain eallaich de dh鈥檉heur air an druim aig an 脿m sin: carrying a load of hay on their back[s] at that time; tha earrann ainmhidheach eile ann as t-Earrach: there鈥檚 another animal part [named for an animal] in spring; n矛 mi iomradh air sin an ath-sheachdain: I鈥檒l give [make] an account of that next week.