Tabm Rag an Jedh 1 A Bit for the Day 1
An wheffes dedh a vis Genver (6th
January) ew Degol Stûl (the Feast of Epiphany).
dedh is the ordinary Late
Cornish word for day (Middle
Cornish
dydh) , which mutates after the
definite article to an jedh (Middle
Cornish
an jydh).
“Degol (Middle Cornish Dygol)” is the Cornish word used for special days, feast days, festivals,
holy days and, by extrapolation, holidays/vacations.
In English such days may end in –mas, e.g.
Degol Maria an Golow Candlemas, 2 mis Whevrel
Degol deis Lammas (“loaf mass”
or “feast of ricks”), 1 mis Est
Degol Mihal Michaelmas, 29 mis
Gwedngala
Apart from Degol Stûl we have:
degol kebmyn bank holiday
(common holiday)
Degol Maria Mis
Meurth Feast of the Annunciation,
25 mis Meurth
Degol Maria en
Hanter-Est Feast of the
Assumption, 15 mis Est
Degol a’n Ollsans All Hallows, 1 mis Dû
Degol Maria kens
Nadelik Feast of the
Immaculate Conception,
8 mis Kevardhû
8 mis Kevardhû
Degol Stefan St
Stephen’s day, 26 mis Kevardhû (Boxing Day)
The second (shortened)
element in “degol” is “gool”,
meaning celebration, feast or festival. It may be used on its own,
e.g.
gool lowen happy birthday, etc.
gool cans bloodh centenary
gool deys, goldeys harvest festival (dialect guldize)
gool Mihal Michaelmas
“De” is the word used at the beginning of days of the week (Middle Cornish dy) . This is not an abbreviation, so does not
need an apostrophe.
On its own de means
“yesterday”. Hedhyw means “today”.
de Sül Sunday
de Lün Monday
de Meurth Tuesday
de Merher Wednesday
de Yow Thursday
de Gwener Friday
de Sadorn Saturday
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