Wednesday, 27 November 2024

2024 Day 332

2024 Dedh Trei Hans Dewdhek warn Ügens  

De Merher, seythves warn ügens mis Dû 

Wednesday, 27th November 




Ma dhe'n plansow ma delkyow shâpys avel colonow po lonethy, ogas ha rond, pecar'a an re alan po tavol manyn. Bes ma flourys ewedh. Thew an flourys liw cabm - ha cabm ew an sêson. An re ma ew esely an teylû bleujow an howl, teg aga sawarn. Heliotrope (nag eus hanow Kernôwek) a'n gwav (Petasites fragrans) ens. An sawarn? Pecar'a crampes keres, vanilla, lycouris po has anîs - pur wheg. Rag liwyow spladn whei a dal mires orth an gwedh!

These plants have leaves shaped as hearts or kidneys, almost round, like those of coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) or butterbur (Tussilago or Petasites sp.). But there are flowers too. The flowers are a wrong colour - and it is the wrong season. These are members of the sunflower family, with a lovely perfume. They are winter heliotrope (there's no Cornish name) (Petasites fragrans). The smell? Like cherry pie, vanilla, liquorice or aniseed - very sweet. For bright colours you should look at the trees.


Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today 

alan (coll.) coltsfoot > aladnen (f) > pl. aladnenow

bleujow a'n howl sunflowers < bleujen a'n howl (f)

colonow hearts < colon (f)

delkyow ~ delyow leaves < delkyen ~ delen (f) < collective del

esely members < esel (m)

lonethy kidneys < loneth (f)

ogas ha almost

sawarn (f) ~ sawor (m) scent, flavour, perfume, smell

sêson (m) season

shâpys shaped < vb. shâpya

tavol manyn butterbur, burdock > tavolen manyn (f)


Tuesday, 26 November 2024

2024 Day 331

2024 Dedh Trei Hans Üdnek warn Ügens  
De Meurth, wheffes warn ügens mis Dû 
Tuesday, 26th November 
Ma othom dhebm a scrifa misyow moy rag calander nessa bledhen. Otta mis Kevardhû. Eus neppeth kellys?
I need to write more months for next year's calendar. Here's December. Is anything missing?

Mis Kevardhû 2025 

seythen 

De Sül  

De Lün  

 De Meurth  

 De Merher  

 De Yow  

 De Gwener  

 De Sadorn 

Dogens ha naw  

 

 

1 

2 

3 

4 

loor leun 

(Loor Yeyn) 

5 

6 

Degol Sent Nicholas 

Hanter cans 

 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

loor  

diwettha qwarter + 

Chewydn 

12 

13 

Dogens hag udnek 

 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

 

19 

20 

loor nowydh  

ha diwedh  

An Sether 

Dogens ha dewdhek 

 

21 

Mantol  

ha dallath 

 An Aver 

22 

23 

Nos Tom Bawcock  

24 

Nos Nadelik 

25 

Du Nadelik 

26 

27 

loor kensa qwarter 

Dogens ha terdhek 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Nos Calan an Vledhen