A Year of Late Cornish

  2025 Dedh  Ü dnek warn  Ü gens De Gwener,  ü dnegves warn  ü gens mis Genver Friday, 31st January An diwettha dedh a vis Genver, ha martesen ma hedna ow menya dr'ew an lacka a wav gellys. An howl ew  û helha ha creffa ha ma'n dedhyow ow treylya hirra. ma'n Gwenton e'n ayr. My a welas lily Corawys ha pansys en lowarth en Truru (g ò nethys gen h ô r ow gourty).  Pres croust n ei eth genjy dhe'n Tavern Lew R ü dh en Blackwater. Mons ow servya crib araderor pur wheg. The last day of the month of January, and perhaps that means that the worst of winter is gone. The sun is higher and stronger and the days are becoming longer. Spring is in the air. I saw daffodils and pansies in a garden in Truro (grown by my husband's sister). At lunch time we went with her to the Red Lion Inn in Blackwater. They serve a very nice ploughman's lunch. Gerva rag hedhyw   Vocabulary for today creffa  stronger crib araderor  (m)  ploughman's lunch an diwetth...

  2025 Dedh Deg warn  Ü gens De Yow, degves warn  ü gens mis Genver Thursday, 30th January Wotiwedh! Thera jorna teg dhen. Pe le ma an enawel? Gellys ew hei, my a hevel. Na veu bes bohes cloudys gwydn en eborn blou e'n mettin a-varr. Ha whath e'n dohajedh nag era an cloudys leun a law. 'Ello whei gweles an eythin war an menedh? Thew an flourys melyn pecar'a howlsplan war vagas. Ma flourys erel ewedh - le hewel, pecar'a scavyligyon, le liw ü s, pecar'a bleujednow ergh. At last! We had a lovely day. Where is the storm? It's gone, it seems to me. There were only a few white clouds in a blue sky early in the morning. And even in the afternoon the clouds were not full of rain. Can you see the gorse on the hillside? The yellow flowers are like sunshine on a bush. There are other flowers, too - less conspicuous, like wild arum, less colourful, like snowdrops. Geryow rag hedhyw  Words for today bagas  (m)  bush (also group)  ( b>v ) bohes  few dohajedh...

  2025 Dedh Naw warn  Ü gens De Merher, nawes warn  ü gens mis Genver Wednesday, 29th January Thera nei ow qwachas an tryja enawel en whegh dedh. "Ivo" henwys ew hei gen meteorologydhyon en Port û gal. (Ma Kernow war an min.) Hedhyw (po haneth) ew an second loor nowydh w ò ja howlsavla an gwav (An Vantol en Kernow), rag hedna ma dhen Bledhen Nowydh an Loor. Bledhen an Sarf po Serpent ew hei. Bledhen Nowydh L ô wen dhe whei oll. (Ha Pedn Bloodh L ô wen dhe'm maw.) Whei alja gwil resol û cyons moy, po dallath towl nowydh. A vedh an vledhen ma fort ü dnyes raga nei? Na vedh damach dhort an enawel, ma esperans dhebm! My a dal dyllo hedna a-dermyn, ken kelly an tredan. We are expecting the third storm in six days. It's named "Ivo" by meteorologists in Portugal. (Cornwall is on the edge.) Today (or tonight) is the second new moon after the winter solstice, therefore we have a Lunar New Year. It's the Year of the Snake. Happy New Year to you all. (And Happy Bir...

  2025 Dedh Eth warn Ü gens De Meurth, ethves warn ü gens mis Genver Tuesday, 28th January  Fort ü dnyes o vy. Et ow b ô wnans my a wr üg obery warbarth gen pobel wheg en sciens ha tavasow - ha skientek ha skentel ens ewedh, leun a skians . Thera plesour et aga kescowethyans, ha my a wr ü g desky meur ganjans. Ow howeth Ivor a dhescas biokemygieth, bes prydydh marthys o ev ewedh. Ev a scrifas vers ow t ò chya mantedh bezoar. Martesen avorow my a wra y dreylya. I am fortunate. In my life I have worked together with nice people in science and languages - and they were knowledgeable and talented too, full of wisdom. There was enjoyment in their company, and I learnt a lot from them. My friend Ivor taught biochemistry, but he was a wonderful poet as well. He wrote a poem about a bezoar stone. Perhaps I'll translate it tomorrow. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today biokemygieth (f) biochemistry coweth (m) friend ( c>h ) desky gen to learn from kescowethyans (m) company, co...

De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Genver Monday, 27th January Da ew genam scrifa, bes pandr'eus whans dhe redyoryon dhe weles? A dal vy scrifa a'n gewer? My a glowas dew grak taran e'n nos ha hedhyw meur a law a wra. Ew da ow bestes gen pobel? Anjei a venja helghy an taran - mons ow p ò nya adro dhe'n lowarth y whilas! Po nag eus taran mons ow whilas neppeth aral dhe helghy (heb cacha tra veth). Da ew genam an edhyn ha flourys, saw na venjama bos sqwith ü s. Eus othom dhe nebonan a dhesky lies ger nowydh? Ew henwyn teleryow mater da? A ero whei gosowes ort an nowodhow war an radyo? Da via genam cawas tabm gorrybans. Otta devyn dhort an Beybel Sans: "Tho vy lev onan eus ow carma e'n gwylfos!" I like to write, but what do readers want to see? Should I write of the weather? I heard two thunder claps in the night and today it's raining a lot. Do people like my animals? They would like to hunt the thunder - they run around the garden looking for it! If there...

  2025 Dedh Seyth warn Ügens De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Genver Monday, 27th January Da ew genam scrifa, bes pandr'eus whans dhe redyoryon dhe weles? A dal vy scrifa a'n gewer? My a glowas dew grak taran e'n nos ha hedhyw meur a law a wra. Ew da ow bestes gen pobel? Anjei a venja helghy an taran - mons ow p ò nya adro dhe'n lowarth y whilas! Po nag eus taran mons ow whilas neppeth aral dhe helghy (heb cacha tra veth). Da ew genam an edhyn ha flourys, saw na venjama bos sqwith ü s. Eus othom dhe nebonan a dhesky lies ger nowydh? Ew henwyn teleryow mater da? A ero whei gosowes ort an nowodhow war an radyo? Da via genam cawas tabm gorrybans. Otta devyn dhort an Beybel Sans: "Tho vy lev onan eus ow carma e'n gwylfos!" I like to write, but what do readers want to see? Should I write of the weather? I heard two thunder claps in the night and today it's raining a lot. Do people like my animals? They would like to hunt the thunder - they run around the gar...