Vocabulary of Old Welsh

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mam, ir mam
2.    father           tat, ir tat
3.    sister          
4.    brother          
5.    daughter           merc, ir merc
6.    son           map, ir map, mepion


1.    water           dubr, ir dubr
2.    fire          
3.    sun           houl, ir houl
4.    moon           loyr, ir loyr
5.    wind          
6.    rain          


1.    one           un
2.    two           dou
3.    three           tri, teir
4.    four           petguar
5.    five           pimp
6.    six          


1.    cat          
2.    dog          
3.    horse          
4.    cow           buch, ir buch
5.    fish          
6.    bird           eterinn, ir eterinn, adar
7.    tree          
8.    flower          


1.    white           guinn, guenn
2.    black           dub, dub
3.    red           rud, rud
4.    green           guird / glas, glas
5.    yellow           melin, melen
6.    blue           glas, glas
7.    grey           luit
8.    brown          


Old Welsh was spoken in:

Lannarc (Lanark, Scotland)
Carleol (Carlisle, Cumbria)
Penred (Penrith, Cumbria)
Penruddoc (Penruddock, Cumbria)
Eccles (Mancheser)
Creu (Crewe, Cheshire)
Benchoer (Bangor)
Buelt (Builth Wells)
Cereticiaun (Cardigan)
Ros (Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire)
Brecheniauc (Brecon)
Lanteliau (Llandeilo)
Cair Mirdin (Carmarthen)
Lann Elli (Llanelli)
Cetgueli (Kidwelly)
Aper Tyui (Swansea)
Aper Myngui (Monmouth)
Cair Legion guar Usic (Caerleon)

  1. maurth
  2. merchir
  1. cuefraur
  2. maurth
  3. ahust
  4. heduref
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