Focal an Lae #349
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: searg (SHA-ruhg) [s′ærəg]
Meaning: searg = shrivel up, wilt, wither
Usage:
- Tá sé ag seargadh. (TAW shay uh SHA-ruh-guh) [taː s′eː ə s′ærəgə] = He is wasting away.
- Shearg an teas na bláthanna. (HA-ruhg uh CHAS nuh BLAH-huh-nuh) [hærəg ə t′æs nə blaːhənə] = The heat wilted the flowers.
History: Old Irish “serg” (wasting sickness, decline, atrophy) comes from the Indo-European root *swergh- (to worry, be sick).
An English cognate is “sorrow”.
Scottish Gaelic: searg