searbh2, a. (gsm. ~, gsf. & comp. seirbhe, npl. ~a).Bitter, sour, acid. 1. Blas ~, bitter taste. Úll ~, sour apple. Leann ~, bitter ale. Tae ~, unsweetened tea. 2. Duine ~, bitter, acrimonious, person. Gáire ~, sardonic laugh. Éirí ~, to become embittered. Bheith ~ le duine, to use harsh words to s.o. Bheith ~ de rud, to be soured by sth. Prov:Bíonn an fhírinne ~, nothing stings like the truth.