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Saturday, 28th November
Ma lies telher en Kernow gen “spern” et aga henwyn. Nag ew hedna marth brâs drefen bos lies spernen òbma – spern dû keffres ha spern gwydn. En gwav nag eus del war brysk ha gwedh. Thew an sethednow didhel ha nei ell gweles oll an hager speikys e’n ke. Thew spern dû hackra vel spern gwydn. Mis Dû ew an mis dhe gomposa agan lowarthow (w)òja kidnyadh ha ken downderyow gwav. Ma del marow ha lies whennen dhe vos leskys en tanjysyow. Mars eus glasneth, losow ew whath glas ha gleb, nag eus tan da ha ma meur a môg gwydn hag eth. Ma’n gwens dhort an soth hedhyw, etho na wrewgh crowdra tûa noor an tan. Cüdhys gen ke spernek po vos (fos), nei a wel whath flourys denty – mellyon, brially ha sevy.
There are many places in Cornwall with “thorn” in their names. That’s not a big surprise because there are lots of thorn trees here – sloe trees (black thorn) as well as may trees (white/hawthorn). In winter there are no leaves on shrubs and trees. The twigs are leafless and we can see all the vicious spikes in the hedge. Blackthorns are more vicious than hawthorns. November is the month to tidy our gardens after autumn and before the depths of winter. There are dead leaves and lots of weeds to be burnt in bonfires. If there is greenery, plants that are still green and damp, there is not a good fire and there is much white smoke and steam. The wind is from the south today, so don’t hang around north of the fire. Hidden by a thorny hedge or a wall, we still see delicate flowers - violets, primroses and wild strawberries.
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
composa to tidy, organise
crowdra to loiter, linger, hang around
didhel leafless
downderyow depths < downder (m)
glasneth (f) greenery, green vegetation
hager vicious, ugly > (comparative) hackra
marth (m) surprise, wonder
prysken (f) shrub > (collective) prysk
sethen (f) twig > (plural) sethednow
spernen (f) thorn (tree) > (coll.) spern > (adj.) spernek
whennen (f) weed > (collective) whenn
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