Late Cornish 2024

De Sül, nawnjegves mis Me Sunday, 19th May Nag o teg an jorna de. Yeyn o, ha na aljama gweles an mor ha'n  tewednow  drefen an  niwlen . Jorna loos o va, saw thera liw e'n flourys. My a welas an kensa  gwedhrosen   c üdhys  e'n ke, ha rosen  a'n gwel  (pemp petal gwydn ha pollen melyn) ha flour  dreysen  (pemp petal  rosliw gwadn  ha pollen dû). Ma rosen ha dreysen e'n keth teylû losow, saw ma gwedhrosen en teylû deffrans. De, tho  bleujow kenis  gwell gen gwenen gwels. The day wasn't lovely yesterday. It was cold, and I couldn't see the sea and dunes because of the fogbank. It was a grey day, but there was colour in the flowers. I saw the first honeysuckle flower hidden in the hedge, and a wild rose (five white petals and yellow pollen) and a bramble flower (five pale pink petals and dark pollen). Rose and bramble are in the same family of plants, but honeysuckle is in a different family. Yesterday, wild bees preferr...

De Sadorn, etegves mis Me Saturday, 18th May Hedhyw, thera vy ow remembra ow  dama . Hei ha hy  hôr yonca  a veu  genys  e'n  cres  a  Oos an Metêrn Edward . Hy  herens  ha hy  breder gottha  o Vyctorians. Oll an re na a  verwas  kens ow mabm, whath hy hôr. En dedhyow na, gwiskys o mosy en botas dû ha hevejyow gwydn - moy sempel avel an metêrn! Ow dama wydn a bernas sewtys marner rag an vebyon gen ynheritans.      Today, I am remembering my mother. She and her younger sister were born in the middle of the Edwardian Era. Her parents and her older brothers were Victorians. All of those died before my mum, even her sister. In those days, girls were dressed in black boots and white smocks (pinafores) - simpler than the king! My grandmother bought sailor suits for the boys with an inheritance. Deg ger rag hedhyw.   Ten words for today. breder  (pl.)  brothers <  broder  (m) c...

De Gwener, seytegves mis Me Friday, 17th May Eus gwedhen henwys et agas hanow teylû? Wrüg agas hanow teylû dos dhort hanow telher (pecar'a hanow vy)? Ma nebes henwyn  goraswonys  en Kernow. En termyn eus passyes an teylûyow na o pur  a bris . Lebmyn ma  strêtys  gen an henwyn na. Ma Vorr (Fordh) Pendarves en Cambron. Eus gwedhen po telher en "Pendarves"? Entei. Ma  dar  ow menya  "oaks" . Etho, ma'n hanow ow menya pedn coos gen lies  gwedhen dherow  etto. An teylû Pendarves o  arlydhy  an maner en Cambron. Ma  Chei Gwith Cothyon  Pendarves ewedh. Hanow aral clowys en Cambron ew Trevithick. Dedh Trevithick en mis Ebrel ew jorna  didhan   ha besy -  rolyoryon eth  ha jynnys eth ha mynstrels ha  donsyoryon  / donsyoresow hag omweloryon / omweloresow.    Is there a tree named in your family name? Did your family name come from a place name (like my name)? In the past those families ...

De Yow, whetegves mis Me Thursday, 16th May En termyn eus passyes, trigys o brâssa radn a'n bobel a Gernow en lies chei  scattrys , maners ha   bargenes tir . Wòja  termyn hir  thera moy  anedhow  warbarth,  specily  rag peskecha,  balweyth  ha  marhajow . Bian po brâs, ma moy es  hanter mil  telher ow ton an keth hanow "Tre" po "Trev" en kensa "farm". Lies gweyth tho "Tre"  junyes  gen hanow den, rag sampel  TRAGO (Treiagu 1277)  Treyago  “Jacob’s farm” . Lebmyn ma shoppa brâs reb an dowr ha gellys termyn hir ew Jago. Par termyn  tho "Tre"  junyes  gen hanow bestes, rag sampel  TREMOUGH (Tremogh 1366- 1590) Tremogh  “pigs’ farm” Lebmyn thewa universita brâs, heb mogh veth. Once upon a time, most of the people of Cornwall were living in many scattered houses, manors and small-holdings.   After a long time there were more homes together, especially for fishing...

De Merher, pemdhegves mis Me Wednesday, 15th May De, my a scrifas adro dhe'n teylû Boscawen.  Pedn  an teylû lebmyn ew Arlòdh Falmeth. Kenketh Tregothnan  a bew  gwedhegy, lies  gwedhek  - ha moy  en termyn eus passyes . Treven ha gwedhegy a veu  gwerthys . Martesen an coos ma ew onan anodhans. Ma treven ha bargen tir  en ogas  gen henwyn ow menya pedn coos ha chei reb coos.  An brâssa radn a 'n coos ew colwedh, gen  bohes  gwedh erel. Lowen ew an  gwyweres  gen oll an gwedh  knowek . Pes bloodh ew an golwedhen ma? Ma nebes corfow gwedhen dhedhy. Ha pes bloodh ew an  dherowen ma? Ha ottòbma kelynen. Ma trolergh bian dhe'n vorr. Yesterday, I wrote about the Boscawen family. The head of the family now is Lord Falmouth. The Tregothnan Estate owns woodlands, many woodlands - and more in a past time. Houses and woodlands were sold. Perhaps this wood is one of them. There are houses and a farm ...

De Meurth, pajardegves mis Me Tuesday, 15th May  Ma nebes  maners  coth en Kernow gen henwyn  devedhys dhort  gwedh.  Lies gweyth ,  esely  an  teylû  a gemeras aga hanow dhort aga maner ha  kenketh . Etho, thew nebes henwyn teylû  pednsevik  maga coth avel henwyn telher. An teylû Boscawen ew pur goth (ha  kevòthek ) ha whath  kevys  ogas dhe Bosscawen.  Perhednyon  tir en jei. Saw piw ew perhen a Enys Scaw? There are several old manors in Cornwall with names derived from trees. Frequently, family members took their name from their manor and estate. So, some aristocratic family names are as old as place names. The Boscawen family is very old  (and wealthy) and still found near to Boscawen (Elder-tree Dwelling). They are land owners. But who is the owner of  Tresco (Elder-trees Island)? Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today devedhys dhort  derived from esely ~ esyly  membe...