Elidir a'r Tylwyth Teg Flashcards
mewn
in a, at
bwthyn
cottage
clyd
cozy, sheltered, intimate
ar
at, on the, at the
lannau
the banks (of), shores
afon
river
Afon Nedd
The River Neath, in south wales.
roedd
was, there was/were
bachgen
boy, lad
bach
small, little
o’r
of the
enw
(the) name, called, name of
yn
in
is, are, at, a
byw
to live
gyda
with
i
for, to, into
fam
Soft mutation of mam, meaning mom or mother
am
for, about, on
i’w
Contraction of i ei.
Contraction of i eu.
mab
son
fob
[uncertain]
offeiriad
priest
ôl
back, after, ago, according to
iddo
To him, for him, that he
dyfu
to grow
hŷn
older
ac
and
[the version of “a” (and) used before vowels, eg. “cath a ci” (cat and dog) becomes “cath ac aderyn” (cat and bird) because a vowel starts the following word.]
felly
so, therefore, thus
byddai
would
ei
its, his, hers
[the pronoun its/his/hers and singular “theirs” is all combined into “ei” in Welsh.]
anfon
to send
i’r
to the
into, for
[the particular “i” (to) combined with the form of “y” (the) used after vowels (‘r).]
ysgol
school
Abaty
Abbey
glyn
glen, valley
Abaty Glyn Nedd
Neath Valley Abbey
[An old monastery once located near Neath in South Wales. “Abaty”, meaning “Abbey,” “Glyn” meaning “valley,” “Nedd” meaning “Neath.” Also simply called Abaty Nedd, Neath Abbey.]
ond
but
only, but it, however
casáu
to hate
holl
all
gwaith
work, job
caled
hard
o’n, o
he, he is
[“o” meaning “he” in North Walian dialects, and “yn” (from bod, to be/is) shortened to ‘n after a vowel]
doedd
bod third person singular negative imperfect past, “was not; used to not”
imperfective past
A verb form of imperfective aspect and past tense, which is used to describe an action or event which was happening habitually, continuously or repeatedly in the past, as in “Tom was painting the fence” or “Tom used to paint the fence.”
gwrando
to listen
dim
no
nothing, not, only, anything
[negative modifier]
athrawon
teachers
mae, mae’n
there are, she is, he is
[third person singular present form of “bod,” the “to be” verb. The short form of yn (‘n) is “in, into” coming after a vowel.]
well
better
gen i
I have (something)
chwarae
to play
pêl
a ball
neu
or
cych
a boat
na
than, or, not
darllen
to read
cwynai
she/he complains
[third person sing. imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional of cwyno, meaning:]
to complain, lament, bemoan; to mourn; to condole with, pity; to complain of illness, be ailing
to complain of; to grieve on account of, bemoan; to mourn for
to sue in a law-court, commence a lawsuit, take legal action
pan
where, when the, once
ffrae
row, argument, quarrel
gan
from, by the, as, indicate possesion