לינדז
־ן
די
'lentil'

ETYMOLOGY

The idiom פֿאַרקויפֿן די בכורה פֿאַר אַ טאָפּ לינדזן 'to sell one's birthright for a bowl of lentils (to sell yourself too cheaply)' refers to the Biblical story of Isaac and Esau. Similarly in Polish: oddać coś za miskę soczewicy 'to give something up for a bowl of lentils'.

WESTERN

Fun schmole Linsen kriegt me kan braten תחת.

Holland (Netherlands)

Esst man von die boles, moss man aach essen von die linsen. {HOLLAND, Beem, Jerosche, №58}
If you participate in someone's joy, you also have to take part in his suffering. (Lentils are a symbol of mourning; bole is a sort of baked good.)' {Jerosche №2}

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

lʲɩ́nzn̩ {WTCP, Dunajská Streda, 47179}

HASIDIC

AMERICA

<לינזן>
lɩnzn̩
ɛr farˈkɔjft əs far a tɔp fɩn ˈlɩnzn̩ ער פֿאַרקויפֿט עס פֿאַר אַ טאָפּ לינדזן