2021 Day 16

2021 Dedh Whetek

De Sadorn, whetegves mis Genver

Saturday, 16th January

Sehys nebes ew an vôwnder, etho nag eus othom dhen tremena res reb an poll e'n pras agan kentrevogyon. Nag eus othom a skichow (eskisyow) po bottys stanch na velha (fella). Thew an enep nebes sqwachyes, saw my ell mires emann en le mires dhe'n dor. Thew an gwens dhia'n noor-west. My ell gweles cloudys e'n ebòrn. En sciens a'n gewer my ell trouvya deg hanow rag cloudys deffrans. Peseul a henwyn eus en Kernôwek?  Nag eus deg hanow cloud. Ow leshenwyn an moyha kerys ew "Metêrn an Cloudys" (rag cumulonimbus) hag "ebòrn briel" (rag cirrocumulus).  Ma "cumulus" ow menya "bern". Thew an cloudys ell bos gorrys emann en bern dhort level isel bys dhe level pur ûhel. "Nimbus" ew hanow rag cloudys ow drei glaw hag ergh. An re ma ew an cloudys tewal, loos po dû. Ma "cirrus" ow menya cüden (cudyn) blew. Cloudys cirrus oll ew pur ûhel. Ma yey ettans.

The lane has dried up a bit, so we don't need to cross a ford by the pool in our neighbours' field. There is no longer a need for waterproof shoes or boots. The surface is a bit broken, but I can look up instead of looking down. The wind is north-westerly. I can see clouds. In meteorology I can find ten names for different clouds. How many names are there in Cornish? There are not ten cloud names. My favourite nicknames ar "King of the Clouds" (for cumulonimbus) and "mackerel sky" (for cirrocumulus). "Cumulus" means "heap". The clouds can be piled up from a low level to a very high level. "Nimbus" is the name for clouds bringing rain and snow. These are the dark clouds, grey or black. "Cirrus" means "lock or tuft of hair". All cirrus clouds are very high. There is ice in them.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

briel (m) mackerel > (plural) brilly

dhe'n dor down, downward

emann up, upward

henwyn names < hanow (m)

leshan ~ leshanow (m) nickname

Peseul a ? How many ? (with plural noun)

sciens a'n gewer (m) meteorology

skichow ~ eskijyow shoes < eskis (m)

stanch waterproof

tremena res to ford, cross a ford