2026 Day 260

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Trei Ügens

De Yow, seytegves mis Gwedngala

Thursday, 17th September

En Gwav mil naw cans dogens ha trei, en "Kernow Goth", lever termyn Keffresyans Cowethasow Kernow Coth, rôl a eryow Kernôwek a veu dyllys. Termyn an dyllans o Secònd Gwerryans an Bes; an rôl a eryow a veu dhort Gwerryans Civil en Pow an Sowson. Thera vy ow scrifa daralla adro dhe vergh, ha ma othom dhebm a nebes geryow. Et ow daralla ma nebes geryow e'n rôl ma, saw deffrans ew an spellyans lebmyn. Nag o Richard Symonds Kernow, saw ev a vettyas gen Kernowyon en Bresel Lostwydhyel. 

In Winter 1943, in Old Cornwall, the periodical of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, a list of Cornish words was published. The time of publication was the Second World War; the list was from the English Civil War. I'm writing a story about horses, and I need several words. In my story there are some words in this list, though the spelling is different now. Richard Symonds was not a Cornishman, but he met Cornishmen at the Battle of Lostwithiel.

Richard Symonds 1644

Civil War Diary

Vocab:

House, chy;
tree, guethane;
man, dene,
child, flo;
hog, ragamo;
horse, marh;
mare, casick;
dog, kie;
saddle, deeber;
bridle, frodin;
hand, dorne;
leg, gar;
foot, troos;
eye, lagesse;
nose, frigo;
arme, breach;
mouth, ganno;
boy, mao;
girl, mose;
sword, clitha;
scabbard, goon;
towne, tre;
1, onan;
2, deu;
3, try;
4, padger;
5, pemp;
6, whe;
7, sith;
8, ath;
9, naw;
10, deag;
11, idnac;
12, douthac;
13, tarthac;
14, pedgwarthac;
15, pemthac;
16, wheetaeck;
17, sitack;
18, ithac;
19, nounjack;
20, ygans;
100, kans.
God save you, Dew ragges blessye;
I thanke you, Gad marshe;
God be with you, Bedna tew thew;
wish you well, Dieu rew grace thew gilda;.
2 rude words left out RMN???

OC Vol.IV No 2 Winter 1943