Late Cornish 2024

De Sadorn, deg ves warn ü gens mis Dû   Saturday, 30 th November   Benetuwgana, a vis D û , genes farwel, a Gidnyadh. Gwrewgh ombar ü jy rag Gwav. Saw, dursona dhe whei, pandr'ew hebma? Ma'n lowarth ow crejy dr'ew Gwenton! Otta briallen, ke vo nebes gweskys gen gwens po denjys gen neppeth. Nag ew dhe les rag colobmen coos en derowen noth. Ma hei ow c ò rtos ragam dhe towla mes nebes kergh segh. Goodbye, O November, farewell, O Autumn. Get ready for Winter. But, hello, what is this? The garden believes that it is Spring! Here is a primrose, albeit somewhat battered by wind or eaten by something. It is not interesting for a wood pigeon in a bare oak tree. She is waiting for me to throw out some dry oats. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today   benetuwgana goodbye crejy ~ cryjy ~ cresy ~ crysy to believe (SWFM krysi ) denjel to bite > denjys bitten, nibbled , gnawed (SWFM densel ) dursona dhe whei hello genes farwel farewell to you   gweskys battered < vb. gwe...

De Gwener, nawes warn ügens mis Dû   Friday, 29th November   Perhen an mena ma ew Arl ò dh Falmeth. Nag era balweyth ò bma e'n etegves cansbledhen. Derevys ew an jynn-jy a ven a'n costys. Ma nebes m ò ngleudh coth en ogas. Na ello whei gweles an meyn lebmyn, drefen bos overdevys gen idhyow. Kidnyadh ew termyn da rag y weles - glas ew an idhyow bes loos ew an gwedh. (Na ellen nei û sya an ger "glas" ò bma en le "loos".) Balweyth a dhallathas en etek cans trei ü gens ha pajar ha diwedhes en etek cans trei ü gens hag etek. An mena ena o lobm ha segh. Plobm, arhans, zynk, arsenik ha mundyk o tednys mes an mena. Dew dhen a verwas: Wella Jewell (carpenter) ha Wella Tamblyn (den an plomp). Diantel o an whel. Ownys ew an dor ha lebmyn nei ell gweles bagasow owryek a eythin. The owner of this hillside is Lord Falmouth. There wasn't any mining here in the eighteenth century. The engine house is built from local stone. There are several old quarries nearby. You ca...

De Yow, ethves warn ügens mis Dû   Thursday, 28th November   Enawel Bert ew gellys, bes ma whath meur a dhowr ha whath thew hei pur wenjek. Ma'n gover bian en lowarthow agan kentrevogesow ow resek en ü skis. E'n hav tho va segh marow. An mor ew garow, lies todn wydn, todnow bian. Na ellama gweles tra veth saw todnow. Nicholas Boson (1660) a scrifas adro dhe taclow "gwelys" gen an Arl ò dhes Kernow! War an carrygy a-ves anjei a aspias h û jes best percevys ganjans dhe vos morvargh. A belder anjei a welas morvoren ha e'n barth dyhow Triton ow seny y hirgorn attendys gen lies delfin. Storm Bert has gone, but there is still a lot of water and it is still very windy. The little stream in our neighbours' gardens is flowing fast. In the summer it was bone dry. The sea is rough, many white waves, little waves. I can't see anything but waves. Nicholas Boson (1660) wrote (in English) about things "seen" by the Duchess of Cornwall! "On one of the out...