Thursday 18 July 2024

2024 Day 200

2024 Dedh Dew Cans








De Yow, etegves mis Gorefen

Thursday, 18th July








Na veu an Kerner, George Fox, genys en Kernow, etho nag o va Kernow. Ev a veu genys e'n seytegves cansbledhen. Diw gansbledhen wòja hedna thera teylû Fox, heb colm gooj yntredhans, Kernôwyon ha Kernôwesow, Kernoryon ha Kernoresow oll, trigys en Falmeth (ke, dres lycklod, nag o anjei Kernôwegoryon). Teylû awedhyansüs o anjei, gen part meur e'n displegyans a Falmeth. Na wrüg Kernoryon mos dhe ûniversita, na venja anjei besca tei lowta dhe Eglos Pow an Sowson. Bettegens, pur gudnik ha sowyn o teylû Fox.  Maynoryon gorholyon marchant o anjei ha wrüg treylya rych. Porth vesy o Falmeth. Anjei a fondyas Teudhla Perran en Peran Arwodhel dhe wil daffar balweyth. (Lebmyn, treylys ewa dhe anedhow wheg.) 

The Quaker, George Fox, was not born in Cornwall, so he was not a Cornishman. He was born in the seventeenth century. Two centuries after that there was a Fox family, unrelated, Cornish men and women, all Quakers, living in Falmouth (though they probably were not Cornish speakers). They were an influential family, with a major part in the development of Falmouth. Quakers did not go to university, they would never swear loyalty to the Church of England. However the Fox family were very clever and successful. They were merchant shipping brokers and became rich. Falmouth was a busy port. They established the Perran Foundry in Perranarworthal to make mining equipment. (Now it is converted into nice dwellings.)

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

awedhyansüs influential

bettegens however

displegyans (m) development

Eglos Pow an Sowson the Church of England

heb colm gooj yntredhans unrelated, no blood tie

Kernôwegoryon Cornish speakers

lowta (m) loyalty

maynoryon brokers < mayner (m)

sowyn successful

tei to swear (oath, etc.)


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