2024 Day 139

2024 Dedh Cans Nawnjek warn Ügens

De Sadorn, etegves mis Me

Saturday, 18th May

Hedhyw, thera vy ow remembra ow dama. Hei ha hy hôr yonca a veu genys e'n cres a Oos an Metêrn Edward. Hy herens ha hy breder gottha o Vyctorians. Oll an re na a verwas kens ow mabm, whath hy hôr. En dedhyow na, gwiskys o mosy en botas dû ha hevejyow gwydn - moy sempel avel an metêrn! Ow dama wydn a bernas sewtys marner rag an vebyon gen ynheritans. 

   

Today, I am remembering my mother. She and her younger sister were born in the middle of the Edwardian Era. Her parents and her older brothers were Victorians. All of those died before my mum, even her sister. In those days, girls were dressed in black boots and white smocks (pinafores) - simpler than the king! My grandmother bought sailor suits for the boys with an inheritance.

Deg ger rag hedhyw. Ten words for today.

breder (pl.) brothers < broder (m)

cres (m) middle  (SWFM kres)

dama (f) mother

gottha older < cottha (c>g after plural of masculine people) (SWFM kottha)

hôr (f) sister > (pl.) horydh (SWFM hwor > hwerydh)

kerens > herens (pl.) relations, parents (spirant mutation k>h after hy her)

mosy ~ mowysy girls < mos ~ mowes (f)

Oos an Metêrn Edward (m) Edwardian Era (SWFM Myghtern)

verwas (preterite) died < (verb) merwel

veu genys was born (preterite)