2020 Day 22

2020 Dedh Dew warn Ügens

De Merher, nessa warn ügens mis Genver

Wednesday, 22^nd January

E veu ebòrn teg e'n mettin a-varr hedhyw. Hanter our awosa devedhys glas o ev. Rag fra ma ebòrn rüdh dhort termyn dhe dermyn? Thera nei longya dh'y weles ogas dhe derry an jedh po howlsedhes. E'n eur-na thew isel an howl ha res ew dhe wòlow an howl tremena ayrgelgh tew. Ma temmigow a dhoust ha lebmigow a dhowr ow scattra an gòlow. Ma todnhesow rüdh hir ow tos a-dreus ha kellys ew todnhesow blou berr. Etho nei a wel rüdh. Lavar coth ew “ebòrn rüdh e'n nos, delît bügel” po “ebòrn rüdh e'n nos, delît marner”. Hemm ew drefen bos doust e'n ayr òja (wosa) jorna teg dres termyn gwask ayr ûhel. Ma gan awel ow tos dre vrâs dhort an west, qwartron howlsedhes. Martesen an nessa dedh a vedh brav magata – heb enawellow dhe drobla deves po gwil gwreckys. Bes “ebòrn rüdh e'n mettin, bügel (po marner) bedh war”? Gellys ew gwask ayr ûhel ha ma cloudys ha glaw ow tos. En Awstrâlya lebmyn ma ebòrn rüdh oll an jedh drefen bos tan meur ow cül meur a vôg.

There was a pretty sky early in the morning today. Half an hour after it had turned grey. Why is there a red sky from time to time? Usually we see it near daybreak or sundown. Then the sun is low and sunlight must pass through thick atmosphere. Particles of dust and droplets of water scatter the light. Long red wavelengths come across and short blue wavelengths are lost. So we see red. An old saying is “red sky at night, shepherd's delight” or “red sky at night, sailor's delight”. This is because there is dust in the air after a fine day during a period of high air pressure. Our weather largely comes from the west, the direction of the setting sun. Perhaps the next day will be fine as well – without storms to bother sheep or cause shipwrecks. But “red sky in the morning, shepherd's (or sailor's) warning? The high air pressure has gone and clouds and rain are coming. In Australia now there is red sky all day because a great fire is making a lot of smoke.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

ayrgelgh (m) atmosphere

dre vrâs largely, mainly, generally, chiefly

e'n eur-na then, at that time

lebmigow droplets > singular lebmik (m)

qwartron (m) direction, compass point, region

temmigow particles > singular temmik (m) < tabm (m) bit

terry an jedh daybreak, dawn (you can also use howldrevel sunrise)

tew thick, fat

todnhesow wavelengths

trobla to trouble, bother, annoy, etc. (you can also use ania or grevya)

2020 Day 21

2020 Dedh Onan warn Ügens

De Meurth, kensa warn ügens mis Genver

Tuesday, 21^st January

Gwav ew an sêson ha ma hedna ow styrya kewer dhrog. Ma othom dhe oll an bobel a vos war. Terweythyow, mars eus gwens crev ha mortid ûhel, ma'n mor ow trehedhes an treven. An perhen shoppa ma a wrüg gòrra nebes sahajow a dreth bedn an daras. Whei ell gweles an atal gerys a-dhelher gans an dowr war an trolergh. Ma caletter et ow chei ewedh. Gwask dowr e'n vorn dòbma ew isel – drefen bos radiador ow kelly dowr. Ma othom dhen a blobmer. Edhyn a gar tòbmder – tòbm lowr ew warbedn chymbla.

The season is winter and that means bad weather. There's a need for all people to take precautions. Sometimes, if there is a strong wind and a high tide, the sea reaches the buildings. The owner of this shop put several bagfuls of sand against the door. You can see the rubbish left behind by the water on the footpath. There's a problem in my house as well. Water pressure in the boiler is low – because of a leaking radiator. We need a plumber. Birds love warmth – it's quite warm against a chimney.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

bedn against (you can also use warbedn)

bos war to take precautions, be careful

drehedhes to reach, attain, get to

gara to leave > gerys left

gòrra to put

kelly dowr to leak, lose water

perhen (m) owner

plobmer (m) plumber < plobm lead

sahajow bagfuls < singular sahas < sagh (m) bag

tòbmder/tòmder (m) warmth, heat < tòbm warm, hot

2020 Day 20

2020 Dedh Ügens

De Lün, ügensves mis Genver

Monday, 20^th January

Whath môy yeyn o an nos newher. Thera leur rew war an gwels ha war bilyow gòdhor e'n glesin. Ma'n gwels rewys ow crackya dadn ow dewdròs. My ell gweles ow olow treys a-dhelher (a dhelergh) dhebm. Nag eus olow treys erel veth. Clôs ha cles ew an godhes dor, en dadn an dor. (Therama sòppoja.) Ma edhyn oll adro, ow cortos rag boos, bes re scav ens dhe wil olow treys. Ma rew gwydn war flourys marow ow hydrangea. Ma'n flourys marow ma ow qwitha an skyll nowydh e'n bagas. Saw nag eus defens veth rag an flourys gwydnrüdh war vagas deffrans.

The night last night was even colder. There was ground frost on the grass and on molehills in the lawn.The frozen grass crunches under my feet. I can see my footprints behind me. There are no other footprints.The moles are snug and cosy, under the ground. (I suppose.) There are birds all around, waiting for food, but they are too light to make footprints. There is hoar-frost on the dead flowers of my hydrangea. These dead flowers protect the new buds in the bush. But there is no protection for the pink flowers on a different bush.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

a-dhelher dhe behind (you can also use a-drev dhe)

cles cosy

clôs snug

crackya to crunch, crackle

dewdròs dual plural < troos (m) foot > plural treys

olow treys footprints

pil gòdhor (m) mole hill

rew gwydn (m) hoar-frost

skyll collective plural buds, shoots, sprouts > singular skyllen

sòppoja/sòpposya to suppose, presume

2020 Day 19

2020 Dedh Nawnjek

De Sül, nownjegves mis Genver

Sunday, 19^th January

Ma gwascas ayr ow ton war an gewer. Gellys ew an gwascas isel, gen y ebòrn tewel hag oll an glaw. Devedhys ew gwascas ûhel gen ebòrn blou ha heb cloudys ha golow an howl spladn. Pur deg ew an gewer en termyn an jedh hedhyw. Bes e veu leur rew e'n nos. Otta an rew war blansow e'n ke. Rewys ew dowr en liwyow bas ha plodnow ewedh. Ma folednow a yey war an enep. Terrys ew an yey gen rosow kerry. Bes ma yey dû war an vorr. Ma peryl a sleppya. Ma othom dhebm a gemeres with.

Air pressure affects the weather. The low pressure has gone, with its dark sky and all the rain. High pressure has come with a cloudless blue sky and bright sunlight. The weather is very beautiful in the daytime today. But there was a ground-frost in the night. See the frost on plants in the hedge. Water is frozen in shallow floods and puddles as well. There are sheets of ice on the surface. Car wheels have broken the ice. But there is black ice on the road. There is danger of slipping. I need to take care.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

don war to affect, have a bearing on

gwascas ayr (m) air pressure

gwascas isel (m) low pressure

gwascas ûhel (m) high pressure

leurrew, leur rew (m) ground-frost

rew (m) frost, ice

rewys frozen

termyn an jedh (m) the daytime

terry an yey to break the ice

yey (m) ice, frost

2020 Day 18

2020 Dedh Etek

De Sadorn, ethdegves mis Genver

Saturday, 18^th January

An gewer ew oll kemeskys. De e veu keser rag pols bian. An keserednow a wrüg gweskel gen meur a dros war do an portal. E veu whans dhe'n maw bian aga gweles. Soweth! Gellys ens. De thera ebòrn tewl ha gwens crev. Garow o an mor. Nag era nagonan morplaynya. Hedhyw, thera vy ow mires orth an lowarth ha my ell gweles howl. A wra va pejya? Ma esperans dhebm. Gwell ew gen edhyn kewer deg. De my a welas para a gernwily en gwel ogas dhe Langorrek. Anjei a diras teken kens hedna.

The weather is all mixed up. Yesterday there was hail for a short time. The hailstones drummed loudly on the porch roof. The little boy wanted to see them.What a pity! They're gone. Yesterday there was a dark sky and a strong wind. The sea was rough. There was nobody surfing. Today I am looking at the garden and I can see sun. Will it persist? I hope so. Birds prefer fine weather. Yesterday I saw a flock of lapwings in a field near Crantock. They landed a moment before that.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

garow rough

gellys gone (verbal adjective/past participle of mos to go)

gweskel to strike, beat, drum

kemeskys mixed, blended

kernwily lapwings, peewits < singular corniwilen or codnawilen (f)

keserednow hailstones < singular keseren < keser collective

Langorrek Crantock (Goroc's church site, in Doomsday Book 1086)

pejya to persist (you can also use dürya)

portal (m) porch

tros (m) noise

2020 Day 17

2020 Dedh Seytek

De Gwener, whetegves mis Genver

Friday, 17^th January

Eus chons veth a liwyow a dhowr e'n vorr (fordh)? Martesen ma othom a breventyans. Res ew dhe'n dowr a vos en neb le aral. Tüs whel a dheuth gen jynn palas rag cledhy. Anjei a wras hûjes gleudh dhe gemeres an dowr dhort an vorr. Ma gladn vrâs a vrei reb tenewen dhodho ha ma lonkow erel reb an coos bian. An vorr reb an coos ew pur isel. Nag eus antel a liwyow en tewednow. Ma dowr ow mos mes a wel e'n treth.

Is there any chance of floods of water in the road? Perhaps there's a need for prevention. The water must go somewhere else. Workmen came with a mechanical digger for digging a trench. They made a huge trench to take the water from the road. There is a big bank of mud alongside it and there are other gulleys by the little wood.The road by the wood is very low. There's no danger of floods in sand dunes. Water disappears in the sand.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

chons (m) chance

cledhy to dig a trench

cleudh (m) trench, drainage ditch

hûjes huge goes before the noun

liwyow floods < singular liw or liv (m)

lonk (m) gully

othom (m) need, necessity

preventyans (m) prevention

res (m) imperative, compulsion

tenewen (m) side, flank (may also be trenewen)

2020 Day 16

2020 Dedh Whetek

De Yow, whetegves mis Genver

Thursday, 16^th January

Pandra dhe wil gen flogh clav? Na alja nei mos mes drefen bos re yeyn ha gwenjek. Nei a viras orth pellwolok ha redya lies lever. Na venja an flogh debry meur a voos. Dismyk o pana voos dhe dhewis. War an diwedh boos sempel a veu an gwelha – brodnyon (kergh), poltat et y gôta ha nebes frûtys. Bes ma lever nowydh dhebm ow honan dhort cowethes ha na veu termyn luck dh'y redya whath. Mall ew genam redya hy whedhel bian ow tòchya “An Cronak Tewal”.

What to do with a sick child? We couldn't go out because it was too cold and windy. We watched TV and read lots of books. The child didn't want to eat much food. It was a puzzle what food to choose. In the end simple food was best – porridge, jacket potato and several fruits. But I have a new book myself from a friend and there wasn't enough time to read it yet. I'm keen to read her little story about “The Darke Toad”.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

brodnyon porridge (no singular)

côta (m) coat, jacket

dewis to choose

dismyk (m) puzzle, riddle

frûtys fruits (you can also use avalow)

kergh/kerth oats (plural)

luck enough (you can also use lowr)

pellwolok (m) television (“far sight”)

poltat/ tatty (m) potato

sempel simple