Thursday 7 July 2016

More Bits of Late Cornish 15 (places 6)

Places 6
We have already met some places where people might live or stay, so here is a more complete list. Some of them come from place names:
belin wens (f)
SWFM melin wyns
windmill
celder
cellar
chei 
house
chei tiek
farm house
dijy  
small cottage
din
dinas        
fort
geveljy
twin house, i.e. a “semi”
gwas        
residence
castel
castle
ker
fort, hill fort, fortress
cloajy
sick house, i.e. hospital
crowjy      
cottage, cabin    
liesleur (adj)
multi-storey
lis (SWFM lys)
court or
residence of reigning authority
e.g. Lys Kernow (New County Hall, Truro)
manerjy   
manor house
mansion
mansion
ostel (f)
hotel
ostel yowynkneth (f)
youth hostel
palys        
palace[1]
plas 
mansion, manor house
prison
prison, a gaol
radnjy
part of a house, apartment, flat
skiber (f)
barn
scoljy
school house
scovva (f)  
booth
tavern
tavern, an inn
tour 
tower, keep
tylda, tent
tent



[1]  commonly, in Cornwall, a fish or ice cellar  - being a large, palatial building. RG has palas

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