TRACES OF OLD C0BNI8H. 39 



Pare — (a pare of men, or party). The Cornisli par is a comrade, 

 or mate ; Welsh, fdr. Irish peire. 



Crow — (pig's-crow). Cornish Crow ; Welsh, craw ; Irish, Cro. 



Crom— (bent). " The hilt of a showl should be crom " ; 

 Cornish, Crom ; Welsh, Crwm ; Breton and Irish, the 

 same. 



Oaith — (cat). Cornish, Cath ; Welsh, CAth. This pronuncia- 

 tion is rather curious ; for th is one of those sounds which 

 are evaded, if possible ; as they say " ha-ve " for to 

 bathe; " Sti'ians," for Stithians, etc. 



Droke — (a cut or straight groove in a stone). Cornish, Trochy, 

 to cut; Gr., llek)(0}. Welsh, Trwch; Arm. Trouch. 



Mabyer — (a young hen, just beginning to lay). Cornish, Map, 

 a son ; and iar, the female of birds : Welsh, Mab, son, 

 and idr, a hen. 



MuNGAR — (a straw horse collar). Cornish, myngar) Welsh, 

 mynwar. 



MoRGY — (a dog fish). Cornish, mor, sea ; and ci, dog. Compare 

 Dour-gi, otter ; Cornish, dour, water, (Welsh, dwfr) and 

 ci, dog. 



Penpaly — (tomtit). Cornish, Pen, head; Paly, satin; Welsh, 

 the same. 



Plosh — (a wet, sloppy place). The word Plos, both noun and 

 adjective, is the ordinary word in the Dramas for mud 

 and slush. 



Pltjpey, Pluffed up — (used of an ailing hen with ruf&ed feathers). 

 Cornish, Pluven, feather ; Welsh, plufon. 



PiiANCHEN — (a wooden floor) ; planchen is used in the Miracle- 

 plays ; a late form of the Cornish, Plynhen. 



Scat — (a blow). This expressive word is used in " Passio 

 Christi," 2815, for a blow : 



" How hale Kettep onan, 

 gesough hy a bart Malan 

 yn morter slcuat the gothe." 



