2025 Dedh Cans hag Onan
De Gwener, üdnegves mis Ebrel
Friday, 11th April
My a drovyas rîm en spellyans coth. Otta va en SWFLt, Kernôwek Bew.
I found a rhyme in old spelling. Here it is in SWFLt, Modern Cornish.
An vos a venja perna yer
The girl who wanted to buy chickens
Mos yonk teg, heb car na par,
A geth dhe’n fer dhe berna yer.
Mabyar, splettyar, grügyar, cülyek,
Pub yar, diwarr, edhyn plüvek.
Na veu war hy thowl an tarow
Na whath an bûhes leth dibarow.
Hei venja cawas yer, hepken,
Gen cülyek criben roos, nahen.
Debry oyow o hy flegadow
Gen hy folat o den caradow,
Tròckya bara nowydh pebys
Bera dhe'n melyn oyow bryjys.
Lies ger rag hedhyw A lot of words for today
a-bera ~ bera (dhe) in, inside, into
bara bread
bryjys boiled
bûhes leth milking cows < bûgh leth (f)
car (mf) relative, relation
criben (f) comb
cülyek (m) cock, cockerel, rooster
cülyek criben roos a red-combed cockerel
debry eating, to eat
den caradow an amiable/loving man
dibarow particular, distinctive, etc.
diwarr two legs, a pair of legs < garr leg
edhyn plüvek feathery birds
fer fair
geth ~ eth went mos to go
grügyar (f) partridge (lit. heather hen)
hepken just, only
mabyar chick < mab son
melyn oyow egg yolks (yellow)
mos ~mowes girl m > v anthe
mos yonk teg pretty young girl
nahen nothing else, not otherwise
nowydh pebys freshly baked
oyow eggs < oy (m)
par (m) partner
perna to buy, purchase (p > b after dhe to)
plegadow (m) pleasure p > f hy her
polat (m) boyfriend, bloke (p > f after hy her)
pub yar every~each chicken
roos ruddy, russet, red
splettyar ~ speckyar (f) speckled hen
tarow (m) bull
towl (m) plan (t > th after hy her)
tròckya to dip, dunk, soak
yer chickens, hens < yar (f)
war on
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