Vocabulary of Early Modern Welsh 1567 (Cymraeg)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           mam, y vam, mamae
2.    father           tat, y tat, tadae
3.    sister           chwaer, y chwaer, chwioredd
4.    brother           brawt, y brawt, broder
5.    daughter           merch, y verch, merchet
6.    son           map, y map, meibion


Can ys velly y carodd Duw y byt, y n y roddes ef ei unig-enit vap, y’n y vydei
i bop vn a greda ynthaw, na choller, amyn caffael bywyt tragyvythawl.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           dwfr, y dwfr
2.    fire           tan, y tan
3.    sun           haul, yr haul
4.    moon           lleyad, y lleyad
5.    wind           gwynt, y gwynt, gwyntoedd
6.    rain           glaw, y glaw


1.    one           un, un
2.    two           dau, dwy
3.    three           tri, teir
4.    four           pedwar, pedeir
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           chwech


Dyro y ni heddyw ein bara beunyddiol.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat          
2.    dog           ci, y ci, cwn
3.    horse           march, y march, meirch
4.    cow          
5.    fish           pyscodyn, y pyscodyn, pyscot
6.    bird           ederyn, yr ederyn, adar
7.    tree           pren, y pren, preniae
8.    flower          


Dechrae’r Euangel Iesu Christ vap Duw.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           gwyn
2.    black           duy
3.    red           coch
4.    green           glas
5.    yellow          
6.    blue          
7.    grey          
8.    brown          


Ac val yr wyllysoch wneuthur o ddynion i chwi, a’ gwnewch
chwitheu yddynt wy yr un ffynyt.


Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Anrydedda dy dad ath vam: a’ cheri dy gymydawc mal ty un.

Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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