Mae Bruce wedi edrych "salt cat" yng Ngeiriadur Rhydychen. Os mai dyna yw
"cath halen", talp o halen ydyw, a ddefnyddir i ddenu a bwydo colomennod gan
y rhai sy'n eu cadw.
Mae sawl cyfeiriad at "salt pig", a sawl llun, ar y We, e.e.
http://www.welltemperedkitchen.com/saltpig.html
"In olden times, salt was an essential preservative in all households. It
was also an important seasoning and was kept in a variety of containers, the
earliest being small wooden tubs.
When, at the end of the eighteenth century, earthenware came to be used; the
shape of the container used to store salt was particularly distinctive. It
was known as a "salt pig"; a glazed, cylindrical, shouldered jar rising to a
small knob for carrying, with a large hooded opening resembling the snout of
a pig.
The jars were stored in niches by the cooking range so the salt was always
near to hand. We suggest you keep your salt pig on the kitchen counter top
next to you stove, so you too can share the convenience enjoyed by the cooks
of yesteryear."
O'r llun, mae tebygrwydd yr agoriad i drwyn mochyn yn amlwg. A yw'r term
mewn rhyw rhestr o grochenwaith, lle mae'n bwysig diffinio'r union beth, neu
a fyddai unrhyw air sy'n golygu rhywbeth i gynnwys halen yn gwneud y tro?
Mae Bruce yn awgrymu 'salter', gan dybio bod 'crwth halen' yn llawer mwy ei
faint, neu beth am "hwch/mochyn halen"?
Byddai'n werth ichi anfon at staff GPC [log in to unmask] i dynnu sylw
at y diffyd, a gofyn iddynt edrych ar y slipiau i weld a yw'r cyfeiriad at
'cath halen' yn eu plith, ond y tebyg yw mai cyfieithiad o "salt cat" ydyw.
Ann
Ann Corkett
5 Heol Belmont, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2HS, UK
(01248) 371987
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----- Original Message -----
From: Berwyn Jones <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: salt pig
> O dan 'halen' yn GPC (td 1816) fe nodir "Am 'cath halen', gweler 'cath
> (At[odiad])". Edrychais o dan 'cath' yn yr Atodiad (td 1356), ond does dim
> byd yno am 'cath halen' hyd y gwela i. Oes unrhyw un yn gwybod beth yw
> 'cath halen'? Ai hwn yw 'salt pig'?
>
> Berwyn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sian Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:52 PM
> Subject: salt pig
>
>
> > RWy'n siwr 'mod i wedi gweld term Cymraeg am hwn yn rhywle. Llestr i
ddal
> > halen.
> >
> > Sian
> >
>
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