^lynydd, a mountain. Mynydd- 



ur, the great mountain. 



Nant, a narrow hollow, or ra- 

 vine. Nant Ferangon, the beaver's 

 hollow, near Bangor. 



Pen, a head, top, or end. Pcn- 

 rhyn, the head of the promontory, 

 aear Bangor. 



Pistyll, a narrow stream, or 

 "■pout of water. Pistyll y Cain, the 

 out of the Cain, near Dol- 

 ■11c. 



Plas, a hali, or mansion. Plas 

 Newydd, the new mansion, in 

 Aiiglcsea, near Moel y Don fcr- 

 yy. 



Pont, a bridge. Pont Seiont, the 

 bridge over the Seiont, near 

 Caernarvon. 



Porth, a port or harbour, Porth 

 y\\ Llya, the harbour in the pro» 

 montory of Llyn. 



Rhaiadr, a cataract. Rhaiadr 

 mawr, the great cataract, near 

 Aber, Caernarvonsliire. 



Rhiw, an ascent. Rhiwcdog, the 

 librupt ascent, near Bala. 



Rhos, a moist plain, or meadow. 

 Pcnrhos, the head of the plain, 

 fL village in Anglesea. 



Rhyu, a nose, generally used 

 with the Mord Pen, and then signi- 

 fying a promontory. 



Rhyd, a ford, RhydElen, Helen's 

 ford. 



Sam, a causeway. Trum y 

 Sam, tlie causeway of tlie rigde, not 

 far from Bala. 



Tal, the front, head, or end. 

 Tal y I>lyn, the head of the pool, 

 near (^der Idris, Merioneth- 

 shire. 



Traeth, a sand on the sea. shore. 

 Traeth mawr, near Beddgclert, 

 Caernarvotiihirc. 



'J'ref, or Trc, a town or town- 

 ship. Trcfdracthj the town on the 



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sand, near Newborough, Angle- 



sea. 



Ty, a"Tiouse. Ty du, the black, 

 house, a farm betwixt Caernar- 

 von and Llanberis. 



Ynys, an island. Ynys Seiriol, 

 Seriol's island, or Pricstholme is- 

 land, off the coast of Anglesea. , 



Welsh Words in common use. 



Air, Awel. 



Ale, _ Cwrw. 



Alehouse. Tafarn. 



Apple, Afal, plural a. 



falau. 



Arm, Braich. 



Ass, Asyn. 



Axe, _ Bwyell. ♦ 



Bacon, _. Bacwn. 



Barber, Barfwr. 



Bard, Bardd. 



Bed, Gwely. 



Beef, Cig cidion. 



Bell,' Cloch, plural 



clych. 



Blacksmith, Gof-du. 



Blue, Glas. 



Body, Corph. 



Boot, Botas, plural 



botau. 



Brass, Press. 



Bread, Bara. 



oaten, Baraccirch. 



wheaten, . Baragwenith. 



Jiridge, Pont. 



Bull, Tarw. 



Butter, Menia 



Candle, Canwyll. 



Cat, Cath. 



Cataract, Rhaiadr. 



Chair, Cadair. 



Chapel, Capel. 



Cheese, CaMS. 



Child, Plentyn. 



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