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鈥橲 e samh a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air an lus Rumex acetosa. Canaidh daoine common sorrel ris ann am Beurla. Samh ann an G脿idhlig. Th脿inig an t-ainm Beurla bho bhlas na duilleig 鈥� tha i gu math searbh no sour. Ann an Albais, 鈥檚 e sourock a chanas daoine ris.

Chan eil e cho soilleir, ge-t脿, c貌 脿s a th脿inig an t-ainm G脿idhlig, samh. A bheil samh l脿idir air an lus? Cha chreid mi gu bheil.

Shaoileadh tu, mas e samh a chanas sinn ri sorrel, gum biodh samhan a鈥� ciallachadh lus beag dhen aon se貌rsa. Loch is lochan, samh is samhan. Ach chan eil e cho s矛mplidh sin. Tha samhan a鈥� ciallachadh lus de she貌rsa gu tur eadar-dhealaichte. Tha e m貌ran nas motha na samh!

鈥橲 e a th鈥� ann an samhan se貌rsa de dh鈥檃iteann. 鈥橲 e an t-aiteann 鈥� no juniper 鈥� Juniperus communis do luchd-saidheans. 鈥橲 e an samhan Juniperus sabina. Ann am Beurla, canar the savin bush ris. 鈥橲 ann 脿s a鈥� Bheurla savin a th脿inig a鈥� Gh脿idhlig samhan. Chan eil e co-cheangailte ri droch fh脿ileadh idir. Tha e a鈥� faighinn ainm bho shluagh a bha a鈥� fuireach uaireigin anns an Eadailt faisg air an R貌imh 鈥� na Sabinaich. 鈥橲 e herba Sabina 鈥� an lus Sabinach 鈥� a bh鈥� aig na R貌manaich air an t-samhan.

Tha an samhan a鈥� f脿s gu n脿darrach ann an ceann a deas na Roinn E貌rpa agus 脌isia. 鈥橲 d貌cha gum bi cuid agaibh a鈥� smaoineachadh 鈥� carson a bha ainm G脿idhlig air, mura robh e d霉thchasach do Bhreatainn no 脠irinn? Uill, bha e a鈥� f脿s an seo ann an leasan oir tha stuthan ceimigeach ann a bhiodh feumail do lighichean. Agus bha an samhan aithnichte do Gh脿idheil an ochdamh linn deug. Tha e anns a鈥� chiad fhaclair againn 鈥� am briathrachas a rinn Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair ann an seachd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a h-aon (1741).

Ach tha sin a鈥� f脿gail t貌imhseachan againn. Carson as e samh a th鈥� air Rumex acetosa, the common sorrel? Chan eil na faclairean G脿idhlig ag innse dhuinn, ach seo smuain bheag agam fh矛n. Tha e a鈥� tighinn bho th霉s bho ch脿nan na P貌lainn. Na bithibh cho teagmhach. Bidh sinn a鈥� bruidhinn air bhodca, nach bi?

Seo an smuain agam. Ann an taobh sear na Roinn E貌rpa thathar a鈥� cleachdadh an t-saimh gu m貌r mar bhiadh. Anns an t-seann aimsir ann an Alba is Sasainn bha daoine ag ithe nan duilleagan gu m貌r mar ghlasraich. Ach mhair e mar bhiadh anns a鈥� Ph貌lainn barrachd na Alba. Ann am P貌lainnis 鈥檚 e szczaw (鈥渟hrtav鈥�) a chanas daoine ris an lus. Bha na h-I霉dhaich ann an taobh sear na Roinn E貌rpa ga chleachdadh gu m貌r cuideachd. Agus thog iadsan am facal P貌lainneach. Ann an Iuidis, 鈥檚 e shtshav an t-ainm air an lus.

Co-dhi霉, thog luchd na Beurla an t-ainm Iuidis, ga atharrachadh gu schav. Chan eil schav an-diugh 鈥� ciallachadh an luis fh猫in, ach brot a thathar a鈥� d猫anamh leis. 鈥橲 e brot fuar a th鈥� ann, anns a bheil samh, uinneanan, s霉gh liomaid, uighean, si霉car agus uachdar goirt. Ach feumaidh an toiseach gun robh am facal a鈥� ciallachadh an luis fh猫in, seach am brot. Agus 鈥� an ceum mu dheireadh ann an gluasad an fhacail 鈥� thog na G脿idheil schav bho luchd na Beurla, ga atharrachadh gu samh. Uill, a bheil smuain nas coltaiche agaibh fh猫in?听

samh: common sorrel, sourock; searbh: sour; samhan: the savin bush, leasan: gardens; briathrachas: vocabulary; 迟貌颈尘丑蝉别补肠丑补苍: puzzle; bhodca: vodka; 滨霉诲丑补颈肠丑: Jews; Iuidis: Yiddish.

bho bhlas na duilleig: from the taste of the leaf; a bheil samh l脿idir air an lus?: does the plant have a strong smell?; cha chreid mi gu bheil: I don鈥檛 think so; shaoileadh tu, mas e X a chanas sinn ri Y: you鈥檇 think, if we called X Y; lus beag dhen aon se貌rsa: a small plant of the same kind; gu tur eadar-dhealaichte: completely different; se貌rsa de dh鈥檃iteann: a type of juniper; canar X ris: it is called X; co-cheangailte ri droch fh脿ileadh: connected with a bad smell; a鈥� fuireach uaireigin anns an Eadailt: living at one time in Italy; faisg air an R貌imh 鈥� na Sabinaich: near Rome 鈥� the Sabines; ceann a deas na Roinn E貌rpa agus 脌isia: southern Europe and Asia; mura robh e d霉thchasach do Bhreatainn no 脠irinn: if it wasn鈥檛 native to Britain or Ireland; stuthan ceimigeach a bhiodh feumail do lighichean: chemical substances that would be useful to doctors; a鈥� tighinn bho th霉s bho ch脿nan na P貌lainn: coming originally from the language of Poland; na bithibh cho teagmhach: don鈥檛 be so dubious; thathar a鈥� cleachdadh an t-saimh gu m貌r mar bhiadh: the sorrel is used a lot as food; anns an t-seann aimsir: in olden times; ag ithe nan duilleagan gu m貌r mar ghlasraich: eating the leaves a lot as vegetables; brot a thathar a鈥� d猫anamh leis: soup that is made with it; s霉gh liomaid, uighean, si霉car agus uachdar goirt: lemon juice, eggs, sugar and sour cream; a鈥� ciallachadh an luis fh猫in, seach am brot: meaning the plant itself, rather than the soup; a bheil smuain nas coltaiche agaibh fh猫in?: do you have a more likely explanation [thought]?

chan eil e cho s矛mplidh sin: it鈥檚 not that simple.

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