2024 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whegh
De Gwener, kensa mis Dû
Friday, 1st November
Fatel alja marners tremena an dedhyow en gorhel war an mor? Nag era whel dhe wil oll an termyn. Anjei a wras dorncreftys. Martesen Mester Jack Lowry a drohas predn dhort America Soth ha gravya an frammys ma rag fotos ha cartednow post. En certan ev a scrifas dedhlever, keffres ha'n covlever an lester, ha letherow dh'y wreg en Kernow. Thera marners ow longya dhe guntel taclow, cregyn mor teg, rag sampel. Ma cregyn nag ew kevys en Kernow. Martesen anjei o ro wheg dhe rei dh'y vyrhes.
How could sailors pass the days in a ship on the sea? There wasn't work to do all the time. They did handicrafts. Perhaps Captain Jack Lowry cut wood from South America and carved these frames for photos and postcards. Certainly he wrote a diary, as well as the vessel's log-book, and letters to his wife in Cornwall. Sailors used to collect things, beautiful seashells, for example. There are shells not found in Cornwall. Perhaps they were a nice present to give to his daughters.
Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today
cartednow post postcards < carten bost
covlever (m) log-book
cregyn mor seashells < crogen vor (f)
dorncreft ~ dorncraft handicraft
frammys frames < fram
gravya to carve
letherow letters < lether
longya dhe to usually, belong to
marners mariners, sailors < marner
myrhes ~ merhes daughters < mergh (f) (m>v after y)
ro (m) present, gift < vb. rei to give
trehy to cut > drohas
tremena pass, spend (time)
whel dhe wil ~ wül work to do
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