2025 Day 93

 2025 Dedh Pajar Ugens ha Terdhek


























De Yow, tryja mis Ebrel
Thursday, 3rd April

Ma othom dhebm a eryow für, geryow a fürneth. Ma trei anodhans en Jowan Chei an Horr (Nicholas Boson ca. 1667). 
An trei foynt a skians ew:
Na wrewgh gara an vorr goth rag an vorr nowydh. 
Na wrewgh whei ostya en chei lebma vo den coth demedhys dhe venyn yonk. 
Bedhes gweskys diweth ken gweskel eneth. 
My a drovyas nebes erel ewedh.

I need wise words, words of wisdom. There are three of them in John of the Ram's House. 
The three points of wisdom are:
Do not leave the old way for the new way. 
Don't lodge in a house where there is an old man married to a young woman. 
Be struck twice before striking once. 
I found some others too.

From dialect sayings of Joseph Thomas 1895:
A change of work is as good as a touch-pipe. 
Chânjyans a whel ew maga da avel powes.
A clout is better than a hole out. 
Clout ew gwell avel toll mes. 
He who can't schemey must louster. 
Ev na ell towla a res whesa.

clout = a piece of cloth or rag, a patch
louster = to do hard manual work, toil, sweat
schemey = to do brain work, scheme, plan
touch-pipe = a short interval for rest in the midst of work

From Wella Rowe (Bible translation Genesis 3:19):
By the sweat of thy face (brow) shalt thou eat thy bread 
En whes dha godna tâl chy wra debry dha vara 

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