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Leugh mi seann leabhar o chionn ghoirid. Tha e air a sgr矛obhadh ann am Beurla. Ach tha e mu dheidhinn na G脿idhlig. 鈥橲 e an tiotal a th鈥� air The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and more especially of the English and Lowland Scotch and of their slang, cant and colloquial dialects. Abair tiotal!

B鈥� e an t-霉ghdar Te脿rlach MacAoidh. Bha 霉idh mh貌r aige sa Gh脿idhlig. Bha e a鈥� smaoineachadh gu robh buaidh aig a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air m貌ran ch脿nanan E貌rpach. Tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt s霉il air faclan bhon leabhar a tha a鈥� t貌iseachadh le 鈥渂鈥�.

An toiseach am facal baste. Tha sin a鈥� ciallachadh mar a chuireas c貌caire lionn thairis air fe貌il. Sgr矛obh MacAoidh gun t脿inig sin 脿 baist 鈥� facal G脿idhlig. Baist, baisteadh 鈥� immersing in water, baptizing. 脌s d猫idh sin tha Bastille aige 鈥� an seann phr矛osan ann am Paris. Bha am pr矛osan sin ainmeil. Th貌isich an R矛gh Te脿rlach V an obair-togail air ann an tr矛 cheud deug is seachdad (1370). Ach c貌 脿s a th脿inig an t-ainm? Tha na sgoilearan ag r脿dh gun t脿inig e bho fhreumh Gearmailteach. Tha iad ag r脿dh gu robh e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渢ogail鈥�. Ach bha beachd eile aig Te脿rlach MacAoidh. Sgr矛obh esan gu robh e a鈥� tighinn bho dh脿 fhacal G脿idhlig 鈥� 产脿蝉 no 鈥渄eath鈥� agus tiodhlaic no 鈥渂ury鈥濃�� 产脿蝉-tiodhlaic. Anns a鈥� phr矛osan bha m貌ran a鈥� faighinn 产脿蝉. Agus bha iad air an tiodhlacadh. B脿s-tiodhlaic 鈥� bastile鈥�惭尘尘鈥�

A-nise bauble. San latha an-diugh, bidh daoine ag r脿dh gur e bauble d猫ideag bheag. Rud nach eil luachmhor. Ach o shean bha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渕aide aig amadan c霉irte鈥�. Air a鈥� mhaide bha dosan is clagan. Th脿inig bauble don Bheurla bhon Fhraingis. Ach ciamar a fhuair e a-steach don Fhraingis?

Tha MacAoidh ag r脿dh gun t脿inig e bhon Gh脿idhlig 产脿, 鈥渁 fool鈥�, agus ball, 鈥渁n instrument鈥�. 叠脿-产补濒濒 鈥� bauble. Uill, chan eil mi fh矛n cho cinnteach. D猫 do bheachd fh猫in?

Faclan is abairtean: leugh mi seann leabhar o chionn ghoirid: I read an old book recently; air a sgr矛obhadh ann am Beurla: written in English; tiotal: title; abair tiotal!: what a title!; b鈥� e an t-霉ghdar Te脿rlach MacAoidh: the author was Charles Mackay; gu robh buaidh aig a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air m貌ran ch脿nanan E貌rpach: that Gaelic had an influence on many European languages; tha mi a鈥� dol a thoirt s霉il air: I鈥檓 going to look at; mar a chuireas c貌caire lionn thairis air fe貌il: how a cook puts a liquid over meat; an seann phr矛osan: the old prison; th貌isich an R矛gh Te脿rlach V an obair-togail: King Charles started the building work; c貌 脿s a th脿inig an t-ainm?: where did the name come from?; bho fhreumh Gearmailteach: from a Germanic root; bha beachd eile aig X: X had a different opinion; bha m貌ran a鈥� faighinn 产脿蝉: many were dying; bha iad air an tiodhlacadh: they were buried: san latha an-diugh: these days; d猫ideag bheag: a little toy; rud nach eil luachmhor: a thing that is not valuable; o shean: in olden times; maide aig amadan c霉irte: a court fool鈥檚 (jester鈥檚) stick; dosan is clagan: tassels and bells; ciamar a fhuair e a-steach don Fhraingis?: how did it get into [the] French [language]?; chan eil mi fh矛n cho cinnteach: I鈥檓 not too sure myself; d猫 do bheachd fh猫in?: what鈥檚 your own opinion?