2020 Day 266

 2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Whegh

De Meurth, nessa warn ügens mis Gwedngala

Tuesday, 22nd September

Da ew genam liwyow kidnyavek. Leun ew an keow a oll an liwyow an cabmdhavas, keffres isliwyow ha kenliwyow. Ma môy a vlou e’n eyrin der eus e’n ebòrn hedhyw. Blou ew kenliw. Kenliw aral ew rüdh po cogh e’n ogan ma. Martesen anjei a vedh debrys gen tinkes e’n gwav. Nag ens pur sawrek dhe nei. Glas po gwer ew isliw. Ma’n gwedh bythwer ow remaynya an keth liw oll an vledhen. Bes otta gwydhek veskys reb amal an gwel – ma derowen vian nessa dhe’n pinbren hir ow treylya rüdhvelyn solabres. Hedna ew isliw aral. Nei a wel nebes gwedh ow kelly aga delkyow ken erel. Thew an delkyow ma dhort gwedhen sycamor, my a grej. Po üjens dhort coll? Golok kidnyadh aral ew tanjys. Pe liw ew môg?       

I like autumnal colours. The hedges are full of all the colours of the rainbow, secondary colours as well as primary colours. There is more blue in the sloes than there is in the sky today. Blue is a primary colour. Another primary colour is red or scarlet in these haws. Perhaps they’ll be eaten by finches in the winter. They are not very palatable to us. Green-blue or green is a secondary colour. The evergreen trees remain the same colour all the year. But see the mixed woodland by the edge of the field – a little oak tree next to the tall pine is already turning orange. That is another secondary colour. We see some trees losing their leaves before others. These leaves are from a sycamore tree, I believe. Or are they from hazels? Another autumn sight is a bonfire. What colour is smoke?

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

amal (m) edge

der eus than there is

derowen (f) oak

gwydhek (f) woodland

isliw (m) secondary colour

keffres … ha … as well as …

kenliw ~ pennliw (m) primary colour

kidnyavek autumnal

meskys mixed

nessa dhe next to

sawrek ~ sawrüs palatable

 

2020 Day 265

2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemp

De Lün, kensa warn ügens mis Gwedngala

Monday, 21st September

 

Pandr’ero whei ow menya? An chayr ma ew rag omweloryon? My a vedn sedha obma. Ha na wra vy pejya kesstrif veth – an den nan cath. Terweythyow, da ew genam omhowla - bes na wrewgh ow grevya! Nag ew gwenen caletter. Nag üjy anjei ow grevya. Ma lies ehen a wenen – a wòro whei hedna? Mons ow sia en flourys an idhyow. Thew an tycky Duw ma precyous haval dhe’m honan – ow cawas fowt a üdn gornel.

What do you mean? This chair is for visitors? I want to sit here. And I will not put up with any competition – neither man nor cat. Sometimes, I like sunbathing – but don’t disturb me! Bees are not a problem. They don’t bother me. There are many species of bees – do you know that? They are buzzing in the ivy flowers. This butterfly is very like me – missing one corner! 

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

an … nan neither … nor

cawas fowt a to lack, be missing

ehen ~ eghen (f) species, sort, kind

grevya to disturb, bother, trouble, annoy

haval dhe’m honan like me

kesstrif (m) competition

menya to mean

omhowla to sunbathe

pejya to tolerate, put up with

sia to buzz

 

2020 Day 264

2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pajar

De Sül, ügensves mis Gwedngala

Sunday, 20th September

“Ma edrek genam a Henvabm, bes na ellama dos hedhyw. Ma drog torr dhe’m cowethes ha na ell hei drivya.” Tho vy tòllys, pur dhiogel. Da via genam gweles ow mergh wydn ha hy meppik wheg. Heb omweloryon, sqwithys oma. Etho, gero nei gwandra e’n gwelyow! “Na vedn nei dos warbedn jynn brâs e’n vôwnder.” Bes na veu caletter veth. Nei alja gweles cala war an dor – codhys dhort neb kert po draylyer. Ha e’n gwelyow, gellys ew oll an pusornow brâs. Nei alja kerdhes penagel vorr o da genen. Nei a viras orth an mor, an mòngleudh ha’n bal. Scon, martesen, an arrish a vedh erys.  E’n kettermyn, ma mor dû.

“I’m sorry Granny, but I can’t come today. My friend has a stomach ache and she can’t drive.” I am disappointed, most certainly. I would like to see my granddaughter and her sweet little boy. Without visitors, I’m bored. Let’s go for a wander in the fields. “We don’t want to encounter a big machine in the lane.” But there was no problem at all. We could see straw on the ground – fallen from some cart or trailer. And in the fields, all the big bales were gone. We could walk whichever way we liked. We looked at the sea, the quarry and the mine. Soon, perhaps, the stubble field will be ploughed. In the meantime, there are blackberries.

 

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

arrish (m) stubble field

dos warbedn to encounter, come across

draylyer (m) trailer

drog torr (m) stomach ache

erys ~ arys ploughed

gwandra a les ramble about, go for a wander

ma edrek genam I am sorry, I regret

meppik (m) little boy < mab + diminutive ending

pur dhiogel most certainly, of course

sqwithys bored, fed-up

tòllys disappointed

2020 Day 263

2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Trei

De Sadorn, nawnjegves mis Gwedngala

Saturday, 19th September

E veu loor nowydh degensete, ke na wrüga vy hy gweles. Nag era dhen ebòrn efan ha nag üjy ow chei en telher fitty. Res veu dhebm cavos pictour war an Kesrosweyth. Lebmyn ma’n loor ow cressya. An Loor Drevas leun a vedh kensa mis Hedra. Rag fra ew hei Loor Drevas? Thew hobma an kensa loor leun wòja an keheja dedh ha nos kidnyadh – ha hedna a vedh en trededh. Trenja, e vedh diwedh an Werhes (arwòdh Dor an Zodiak). Ternos a vedh dallath an Vantol (arwòdh Ayr). Nena kidnyadh a vedn dos en diwysyk. Saw dr’ew hebma? Flour gwenton pur gemyskys ew!  Ha ma nebes sevy whath magata. 

There was a new moon the day before yesterday, though I didn’t see it. We didn’t have a clear sky and my house is not in a suitable place. I had to find a picture on the Internet. Now the moon is waxing. The full Harvest Moon will be on 1st October. Why is it a Harvest Moon? That is the first full moon after the autumn equinox – and that will be in three days. The day after tomorrow will be the end of Virgo (a Zodiac Earth sign). The next day will be the start of Libra (an Air sign). Then autumn will come in earnest. But what’s this? It’s a very confused spring flower! And there are still a few wild strawberries as well.

 

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

cavos ~ cawas to find, get

cressya to wax, increase, grow

degensete day before yesterday

diwysyk earnest

efan open, clear

fitty suitable, apt, proper (you can also use vas)

(an) Kesrosweyth (the) Internet

ternos the next day

trededh three days

trenja day after tomorrow

trevas (f) harvest

 

2020 Day 262

2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dew

De Gwener, etegves mis Gwedngala

Friday, 18th September 

Stappys ha trappys! Eus trolergh leven ha còmpes en telher veth en Kernow? Purpos trappys ew gwitha bestes dhort mos dhe stray mes a’ga frasow po dhort gwerwels. Ma trappys deffrans rag deves ha bûhes. “Sav aves!” Hedna ew rag bestes gwels ewedh. Res ew dhe’n bobel scambla a-dreus. Trappys coth ew gwres a ven: anjei a wra dürya lies bledhen. Trappys arnowydh ew gwres a bredn: na wron’jei dürya mar hir. Bes nag ew purpos stappys dhe lettya na best na person. Ma othom a stappys tredh dor isel ha dor ûhel en nansow bian. Terweythyow nei a gav ponsow bian ewedh. En dedhyow tremenys tüs a wrüg lagya dreus goverow, bes lebmyn nei ell tremena gen treys segh.      

 Steps and stiles! Is there a level or straight footpath anywhere in Cornwall? The purpose of stiles is to prevent animals straying out of their meadows or from common grazing. There are different stiles for sheep and cows. “Keep away!” That is for wild animals as well. People have to scramble across. Old stiles are made of stone; they last for many years. Modern stiles are made of wood; they will not last so long. But the purpose of steps isn’t to hinder either animal or person. Steps are needed between low ground and high ground in little valleys. Sometimes we find little bridges as well. In days gone by people waded across streams, but now we can cross with dry feet.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

a-dreus across

arnowydh modern

dürya to endure, last

gwerwels (collective) common grazing

gwitha dhort to prevent

gwres a made of

leven level

mos dhe stray to stray, go astray, wander off

sav aves (imperative) stand off, keep away

scambla to scramble

2020 Day 261

 2020 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Wonan

De Yow, seytegves mis Gwedngala

Thursday, 17th September 

Nei a wel arwòdhyow ha sinys en lies telher. Terweythyow ma geryow saw dhort termyn dhe dermyn nag eus bes shâp. Skeus jynnjy war styckedn a wra disqwedhes dhewgh dr’ew trolergh adro dhe gwartron balweyth, heb ger veth. Martesen ma ymach a dhen ow codha dhe’n dor en shafta. Nag eus othom a “antel” po “gwithowgh a-ves”. Na wrewgh tremena roos gwiver. Toll alja bos ena. Bes kemerowgh with na wrewgh whei codha en toll ma. Nag eus sin veth rag an lêta ma. Nag eus dowr etto drefen bos an bal forsakys ha còsel. Na ell mergh ûsya an trolergh ma drefen ma nebes trappys. Calish ew rag nebes keyn ewedh. Bes mergh alja mos e’n vorr. Diantel ew hedna rag kerry ha rag mergh mars eus lewyer gen fowt prederow. 

We see symbols and signs in many places. Sometimes there are words but from time to time there is only a shape. An engine house shadow on a wooden post will show you that it’s a footpath around a mining area, without a single word. Perhaps there’s an image of a man falling down a mineshaft. There is no need of “danger” or “keep out”. Do not cross wire netting. A hole could be there. But take care you don’t fall in this hole. There is no sign at all for this leat. There is no water in it because the mine is abandoned and quiet. Horses can’t use this footpath because there are several stiles. It’s difficult for some dogs as well. But horses could go on the road. That’s dangerous for cars and for horses if there is a careless driver.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

antel (f) danger

arwòdh (f) sign, symbol, emblem

dhort termyn dhe dermyn from time to time

lêta (m) leat

qwartron (m) area, district, quarter

roos gwiver (f) wire netting

shafta (m) mineshaft

skeus ~ skeuj (m) shadow

styckedn (m) stake, wooden post (unusual pre-occlusion)

trappys (plural) stiles < (singular) trapp (m) 

2020 Day 260

 2020 Dedh Dew Cans ha Trei Ügens

De Merher, whetegves mis Gwedngala

Wednesday, 16th September 

Ma’n howl ow spladna en neb le aral, saw na ell ev lesky dhe ves oll an niwl òbma hedhyw. Thew an niwl anvodh dhe vos. Ma va ow cregy e’n barrow gwedh, crowdra e’n pansow ha sygera war gerow ancyent. Na ellama gweles an mor ha na ellama gweles Carn Breanek naneyl. Bettegens, my ell gweles kerry leb ew re üskis ha arwòdhow vorr (fordh). Mars eus üdn vorr dhegeys en neb telher, e vedh kerry môy en vorr aral. Na wora vy pandr’ew an whel. Hebask ew e’n gwelyow hedhyw. Nebes cala a veu pusorys en jorna howlek bes res ew nebes gòrtos rag howl moy. Cawrek ew an pusornow.   

 

The sun is shining somewhere else, but it can’t burn away all the fog here today. The fog is unwilling to go. It hangs in tree branches, loiters in hollows and idles on ancient hillforts. I can’t see the sea and neither can I see St Agnes Beacon. However, I can see cars that are too fast and road signs. If there is one road closed somewhere, there will be more traffic on another road. I don’t know what the work is. It’s peaceful in the fields today. Some straw was baled on a sunny day but some must wait for more sun­­. The bales are enormous.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

anvodh reluctant, unwilling

arwòdh vorr/fordh (f) road sign

cregy to hang, suspend

crowdra to dawdle, loiter, linger, hang around

degeys closed

ker (f) hillfort, earthwork > (plural) kerow ~keryow

lesky to burn

pans (f) hollow, dell, dingle > (plural) pansow

pusoras to bale

sygera to idle, laze