Dedh Seytek ha Dewgens



De Gwener, wheffes warn ügens mis Whevrel

Friday, 26th February















Otta daras rag. "Pandra a vern?" medho whei. "Nag eus bes daras gwydn en chei coth." Bes nag ewa daras kebmyn. Moy es cans bloodh ew ev. Pur dew ew ev ha ma whath dhodho florednow coth etto. Tew o dhe witha presners dhort scappya. En termyn pell tremenys thera va a-bera dhe Jeyl Bosvena, hûjes derevyans lies y dharjow. Derevys veu an jeyl en seytek cans trei ügens ha peswardhek, e'n rayn Metêrn Jory III. Ev a veu diswres wòja bos degëys en nawnjek cans seyth warn ügens. Dres lycklod ma lies daras a'n par ma oll adro dhe'n pow.  Radn brâs a dreylyas magor, ûsyes rag disqwedhyansow, bes scon ev a vedh ôstel pednsevik.   

 



 Here's a front door. "So what?" you say. "It's only a white door in an old house." But it's not a common door. It is more than 100 years old. It is very thick and it still has old locks in it. It was thick to prevent prisoners escaping. A long time ago it was inside Bodmin Gaol, a huge construction with many doors. The gaol was built in 1774, in the reign of King George III. It was dismantled after being closed in 1927. Probably there are lots of doors like this all round the country. A large part of it became a ruin, used for displays, but soon it will be a luxury hotel.














Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

daras (m) door > (plural) darjow

derevyans (m) construction, building

diswres dismantled

florednow locks < floren (f)

gwitha dhort to prevent, keep from

jeyl (m) gaol, jail

kebmyn common, ordinary (you can also use comyn)

medho whei you say, you said

Pandra a vern? So what?

tew thick 


 


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