2020 Dedh Trei Hans Dogens ha Dew
Monday, 7th December
balyow mines < bal (m)
behatna smaller
gonisegeth (f) agriculture, cultivation
jylofer (m) carnation
keys enclosed, fenced off < (verb) keas
maga to raise, rear
nekevys ~ ankevys forgotten < (verb) nakevy ~ ankevy
nessa nearer
rosednow roses < rosen (f) > ros (collective)
rosyow ~ rosow heathlands < ros (m)
2020 Dedh Trei Hans Dogens ha
Wonan
De Sül, wheffes mis Kevardhû
Sunday, 6th December
Thera mettin spladn dhen - howlsplan gòlow ha tòbm. Nei alja gweles an loor (hanter gellys) e'n ebòrn blou a-ûgh an castel. Degensete e'n gordhûher e veu cloudys dû ow scrynkel ort Cagas Bassett. Pana dheffrans! Nei a gemeras trolergh deffrans hedhyw - môy ûhel. My alja gweles pell war tûa'n gorwel. Na alja an kei gweles tra veth - nag eus bes peder garr vian dhodho! Bes ev a dhellejas an termyn gen ogla an olow môwsek keun erel. My a welas lester gwydn brâs war an mor. O va gorhel marchant? (Na dal bos gorhel plesour en termyn Covid-19.) Ma kenegen vian e'n cres an trolergh, gen hesk oll adro. Dor dowrek. Ha ew hedna Carn Breanek e'n pelder?
We had a splendid morning - bright, warm sunshine. We could see the moon (half gone) in the blue sky above the castle. The day before yesterday in the evening black clouds were scowling at the Bassett Monument. What a difference! We took a different path today - higher. I could see far towards the horizon. The dog couldn't see anything - he only has four little legs! But he whiled away the time by sniffing out the smelly traces of other dogs. I saw a big white vessel on the sea. Was it a cargo ship? (There shouldn't be any cruise liners in a time of Covid-19.) There is a little bog in the middle of the path, with sedges all around. Waterlogged ground. And is that St Agnes Beacon in the distance?
Deg ger
rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
cagas (m) monument
delleja an
termyn to while
away the time
howlsplan sunshine
gòlow bright
gorhel
marchant (m) cargo
ship, merchantman
gorhel
plesour (m) cruise
ship
kenegen (f) bog, marsh
môwsek smelly
ogla to sniff (out)
olow traces < ol (m)
scrynkel ~
scrynkya ort to scowl
at
2020 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dogens
De Sadorn, pempes mis Kevardhû
Saturday, 5th December
Hager awel ew hei hedhyw ha na vedn an kei bian mos mes. Nag eus tra veth vas dhe vos gwelys war an dor po en ebòrn a-ûhen en mettin ma. Etho, my a vedn pedery adro dhe'n taclow eus en dadn an dor. De, nei a gerras (gerdhas) dhe Whel Ewny ogas dhe Redrüdh. Nag eus bes dew jynnjy, hir aga chymblys. Ma shaft heb hanow ewedh. (Stoppys ew ev lebmyn.) Bes da via genam godhvos pandr'eus en dadnans oll ha peth a veu dres mes a-dhadnans. Rag hedna res ew dhebm whiles en telher aral. Whei ell redya moy war an gwiasvaow ma. My a dhiscüdhas d'wrüg an bal drei rag keffres cober ha sten dhort An Lôd Platt Meur et y dermyn. Da ew genam mappys. Mowns ow tisqwedhes dhe nei pandr'eus war an dor. Bes thera vy ow tos tre dhe'n fylm bian ma (gans An Deudhva Furvwir) war "youtube" dhort termyn dhe dermyn. Whei ell gweles brâster An Lôd Platt Meur (An Scôwen Blatt Brâs).
https://explorecornwall.org/wheal-uny/
https://www.cornishmineimages.co.uk/wheal-uny/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SD1Z1f0ac
It's dreadful weather today and the little dog won't go out. There's nothing good to be seen on the ground or in the sky above us this morning. So, I will think about the things that there are under the ground. Yesterday, we walked to Wheal Uny near Redruth. There are just two engine houses with tall chimneys. There is an un-named shaft as well. (It is plugged now.) But I'd like to know what there is under them all and what was brought out from beneath them. For that I must look somewhere else. You can read more on these websites. I discovered that the mine produced both copper and tin from The Great Flat Lode in its time. I like maps. They show us what there is on the ground. But I return to this little film (by The Virtual Foundry) on "youtube" from time to time. You can see the magnitude of The Great Flat Lode.
https://explorecornwall.org/wheal-uny/
https://www.cornishmineimages.co.uk/wheal-uny/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9SD1Z1f0ac
a-dhadnans from under them
a-ûhen above us
brâster (m) magnitude
chymbla (m) chimney > chymblys
dadnans beneath them
discüdha to discover
drei mes ~ rag to bring out ~ forth, produce
gwiasva (f) website, internet site
scôwen (f) rich mineral lode
stoppya to fill in, plug > stoppys
teudhva (f) foundry (can also use teudhjy(m), teudhla (m) or vog (f))
2020 Dedh Trei Hans Nawnjek warn Ügens
De Gwener, pajwora mis Kevardhû
Friday, 4th December
Fekyl ew an awel hedhyw. An kei ha my eth mes dhe gerdhes adro, ha thera an howl ow spladna. Bes hanter an ebòrn o blou ha hanter o tewal ha comolek. Pur dhramatyk o an gwel. Nei a dremenas an vorr (vordh) gleder ha gerras reb eglos Ewny. Tour an eglos ew crestednys gen kewny pecar’a crevednow war scath po bessel war garrek. Pur deg o va (pecar'a curün owriek) en spladnder an howl, gen ebòrn godrosüs adhelher dhodho. My a viras orth an mappa – pana vorr ha pana belder? Gwell ew pup pres gara an vorr, etho nei assendyas war tûa bal. Pur ûhel o nei – my alja gweles an mor keffres ha Carn Bre. Bes thera an cobmol ow tos ha res veu dhen fesky tre. Hedna veu a-dermyn. Lebmyn keser a wra. Ma’n yer ow cova dadn brysk.
The weather today is fickle. The dog and I went out to walk around, and the sun was shining. But half of the sky was blue and half was dark and cloudy. The scene was very dramatic. We crossed the railway and walked by St Uny’s church. The church tower is encrusted with lichen like barnacles on a boat or mussels on a rock. It was very beautiful (like a golden crown) in the sunshine, with a threatening sky behind it. I looked at the map – which way and how far? It’s always better to leave the road, so we went up towards a mine. We were very high – I could see the sea as well as Carn Bre. But the clouds were coming and we had to dash home. That was timely. Now it is hailing. The chickens are sheltering under shrubs.
a-dermyn timely
assendya to go up, ascend
bessel mussels > besslen (f)
cova to take shelter, hide
crestednys encrusted
crevednow barnacles
fekyl fickle
fesky to dash, hurry
godrosüs threatening, ominous
prysk shrubs > prysken (f)
2020 Dedh Trei Hans Etek warn Ügens
De Yow, tryja mis Kevardhû
Thursday, 3rd December
I have a temporary change of scenery and several new companions. I am in Redruth. Our daughter is away from home, and I need to take care of her animals. I walked the dog twice, but he doesn’t like the rain. He was happy to get home again. I had a great view of Carn Brea – with my camera I can see the castle and all the huge rocks around it. They’re not lashed by waves like those I saw yesterday. Fortunately, I don’t have to do anything with the other animals but feed them. The three chickens are very friendly and curious. There are guinea pigs and rabbits in cages – and the cats are lazy. I can’t see the moon tonight. The sky is cloudy and there are too many lights in the streets. However, the moon was beautiful last night as it rose behind the big tree.
a-dre away from home, out
cawellow cages < cawell (f)
diek lazy
diweyth twice (RLC diweth)
feryek curious, inquisitive
gwel (mf) scenery, scene, view
gweskys struck, beaten, lashed
hegar friendly, affable, likeable
kescoweth
~ coweth (m) companion
todn (m) wave
traveth ~
tra veth nothing
2020 Dedh Trei Hans Seytek warn Ügens
De Merher, nessa mis Kevardhû
Wednesday, 2nd December
An second dedh gwav keweroniethel ew ha diwedhys ew agan leunstroth (rag an termyn). Egerys arta ew shoppys rag taclow nag ew pòrresys. A wra an düs treylya gorbòllek? Ma lies paper nowodhow ow scrifa adro dhe berners ew whansek dhe gawas bargenys ha taclow rag Nadelik. Gwicoryon ha gwicoresow a venja gwerra (gwertha) aga warow. De Merher Mescat ew! Na wrüga vy marhasna hedhyw, nag eus othom dhebm a dra veth. Saw res veu dhebm dascor ow gwaskvesür gooj, rag hedna e veu dhen kerdh teg war an treth. De Merher Gwyls gwir marthys o hedna. Nag o nei agan onan oll hedhyw. Benenes an dreveglos ma ew barthejek. Kelednek ens. Otta jei ow mos rag bys en mor. Re vian ew an bollen düs e’n garrek ragtans.
It’s the second day of meteorological winter and
our total lockdown has ended (for the time being). Shops for non-essential
things are open again. Will people go off their heads? Many newspapers are
writing about buyers who want to get bargains and things for Christmas. Tradesmen
and tradeswomen would like to sell their wares. It’s Wild Wednesday. I didn’t
go shopping today, I don’t need anything. But I had to give my blood pressure
monitor back, so we had a lovely walk on the beach. That was a wonderful real
Wild Wednesday. We were not all alone today. The women of this village are
magnificent. They are intrepid. Here they are advancing to the sea. The
swimming pool in the rock is too small for them.
Deg ger
rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
barthejek
~ barthusek impressive,
magnificent (also m-)
dascor to give back
gorbòllek
irrational,
off one’s head
gwicor (m) tradesman, trader > gwicores
(f)
kelednek intrepid, bold, hearty
marhasna
~ marhasno to go to
market, go shopping
perner ~
prener (m) buyer,
shopper
pòrresys essential
rag an
termyn temporary,
for the time being
warow ~
gwarow wares
whansek desirous
2020 Dedh Trei Hans Whetek warn Ügens
De Meurth, kensa mis Kevardhû
Tuesday, 1st December
An kensa dedh ew, hedhyw, a gwav keweroniethel. Res
veu dhebm hedhyw mos dhe’n vedhegva rag gwaskvesür gooj. Jorna teg o ha nei
alja kerdhes war an treth. Nebes gwag o brâssa radn an treth. Nag ew nevra an
keth tra en hav! Gwell ew genam gwav. Ma loor leun lebmyn, etho ma mortidys
brâs. Nag o an tid bes hanter mes, bes solabres o an treth pur ledan. Ma
dastewydnyansow an ebòrn blou en treth gleb. Thew an vedhegva parys rag morlanow
– gen sahajow a dreth reb an daras. Ew da gena whei neyja? Ma pollen düs e’n
garrek – bes pur yeyn ew an dowr! Ow
nerthy! Ma keun ow pònya saw nag üjens neyja. Ma’n dowr ow resek bys en mor
òbma. Da ewa gans an golanes. Martesen ewa môy dòbm. Ma plodnow tòbmys gans an
howl e’n park kerry. Ma chôkys ow homdrockya ettans.
It’s the first day, today, of meteorological
winter. I had to go to the doctor’s surgery today for a blood pressure monitor.
It was a lovely day and we could walk on the beach. Most of the beach was quite
empty. It’s never the same thing in summer. I prefer winter! There’s a full
moon now, so there are big tides. The tide was only half out, but already the
beach was very wide. There are reflections of the blue sky in wet sand. The
surgery is ready for high tide – with sackfuls of sand by the door. Do you like
swimming? There is a swimming pool in the rock – but the water is very cold!
Stimulating! There are dogs running but they are not swimming. The stream runs
into the sea here. The gulls like it. Perhaps it is warmer. There are sun-warmed
puddles in the carpark. Jackdaws are bathing in them.
Deg ger
rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
carrek (f) rock
gwaskvesür
gooj (m) blood
pressure monitor
homdrockya
to bathe
keweroniethel
meteorological
medhegva (f) doctor’s surgery
morlanow
~ lanow (m) high
tide
mortidys (plural) < mortîd (m)
nerthy to stimulate
nevra never, ever (present/future)
plodn (m) puddle
sahajow ~
sahasow (plural) sackfuls, bagfuls
