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GRADUATED

ENGLISH-WELSH SPELLING-BOOK.

BY JOHN LEWIS.

LONDON:
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGMANS, & ROBERTS.
1857.

PREFACE.

The object of this work is to facilitate the progress of Welsh children in the acquisition of the English language. Every one admits that it is of the highest importance in the education of the young, that they should be well grounded in Orthography. Thirty years' experience as a teacher having given the author ample opportunity of noting the peculiar difficulties in the way of Welsh children attaining a general knowledge of the English language, he would beg leave to impress upon teachers the importance of making the children under their care learn and spell every word in this little book, together with the Welsh meanings. The task, though difficult at first, will in the end reward both the teacher and the child; the former with the pleasure of witnessing his pupil's progress, and the latter with a general knowledge of both languages.

The book is divided into three parts: the first contains about 2013 monosyllables, arranged alphabetically, and classified according to the number of letters. The second contains about 7497 words, arranged alphabetically, and classified according to the number of syllables. The third contains copious English-Welsh Dialogues.

To save the trouble of putting down twice such words as are used as nouns and verbs, the author has placed the meaning of the noun in Welsh, and then the verb with a colon between them. In dissyllables, the learner will remember to place the accent on the first syllable when the word is used as a noun, and on the latter syllable when used as a verb.

A GRADUATED

ENGLISH-WELSH SPELLING BOOK.

WORDS OF ONE AND TWO LETTERS.

A, un

Ah, O! och!

Am, ydwyf, wyf

An, un

As, megys, fel

At, yn, wrth, ger

Be, bod, hanfod

By, gan; wrth

Do, gwneuthur, gwneud

Go, myned; ewch

Ha, ha! och!

He, efe

I, myfi, mi

If, os, pe

In, mewn, o fewn

Is, y mae, ydyw; sydd, oes

It, e, fe, fo

Me, mi

My, fy, eiddof

No, na, nid, nage

Of, o, gan; am

Oh, O! och! ho!

On, ar; ym mlaen

Or, neu

Ox, ych

So, felly, fel hyny

To, i, at, wrth

Up, i fyny

Us, ni

We, nyni, ni

Ye, chwi, chwychwi

WORDS OF THREE LETTERS.

Act, gweithred: gweithredu

Add, cyssylltu, dodi at

Age, oed, oedran

Aid, cymhorth: helpu

Ail, dolurio, poeni

Aim, amcan: amcanu

Air, awyr; awyro

Ale, cwrw

All, pawb, oll

And, a, ac

Ant, morgrugyn

Apt, chwannog; cymhwys

Arc, cromell

Are, ydym, ydynt

Ark, arch

Arm, braich: arfogi

Art, celfyddyd: wyt

Ash, onen

Ask, gofyn

Ass, asyn

Awe, arswyd, ofn: dychrynu

Awl, mynawyd

Axe, bwyell

Bad, drwg

Bag, cwd, cod: cydu

Bar, bar, bollt: bario, bolltio

Bat, ystlum; clwpa

Bay, morgilfach; gwineu

Bed, gwely

Bee, gwenynen

Beg, cardota; erfyn

Bid, erchi; cynnyg

Big, mawr; balch

Bit, dernyn; genfa

Bog, cors

Bow, bwa; ymgrymiad

Box, blwch, cist

Boy, bachgen

Bud, blaguryn: blaguro

But, ond, eithr, er hyny

Buy, prynu

Can, piser: gallu

Car, cerbyd

Cat, cath

Cot, bwthyn

Cow, buwch

Cry, wylo, crio

Cud, cil

Cup, cwpan

Cut, toriad: tori

Dam, arglawdd; argau: llynio

Day, diwrnod, dydd

Den, ffau, lloches

Dew, gwlith

Did, gwnaeth, gwnaed

Die, marw, trengi

Dig, cloddio, palu

Dim, tywyll: tywyllu

Dip, trochi

Doe, ewig

Dog, ci

Dot, man; nod: manu; nodi

Dry, sych: sychu

Due, dyled; dyledus

Dug, teth: paledig

Dye, lliw: lliwio

Ear, clust; twysen

Ebb, trai: treio

Eat, bwyta

Eel, llysẅen

Egg, wy

End, diwedd; terfyn

Err, cyfeiliorni

Eve, cyfnos, min nos

Ewe, mamog

Eye, llygad: llygadu

Fan, gwyntyll: gwyntyllio

Far, pell

Fat, tew; brasder: pesgi

Fed, pasgedig

Fee, gwobr; tâl: gwobrwyo

Fen, corsdir, morfa

Few, ychydig

Fib, celwydd, anwiredd

Fig, ffigysen

Fin, asgell

Fir, ffawydden

Fit, llewyg; addas: cyfaddasu

Fix, sicrhau, sefydlu

Fly, gwybedyn: ehedeg

Foe, gelyn

Fog, niwl

For, am; canys; oblegid

Fox, llwynog

Fry, manbysg: ffrio

Fun, digrifwch

Fur, ffwrw, panflew

Gap, bwlch, adwy

Get, cael, caffael, ceisio

Gin, gwirod; magl

God, Duw

Got, caffaeledig

Gum, glud: gludio

Gun, gwn, dryll

Ham, ffolen, y gar

Hat, het, capan

Hay, gwair

Hem, hem: hemio

Hen, iar

Her, hi, ei

Hew, cymmynu, naddu

Hid, cuddiedig

Him, ef, efe

His, ei, eiddo ef

Hit, tarawiad; ergyd: taro

Hip, pen y glun, clun

Hob, pentan

Hod, hawg, cafn cymmrwd

Hoe, caib: ceibio

Hog, mochyn

Hop, llam: llemain

Hot, poeth, brwd

How, pa, pa fodd

Hut, bwth, cwt