An Introduction to Early Welsh - Arthur Pendragon of Wales

ii6 THE PREPOSITION. [190.
mountain Lib. Land ; ual yd oed . . . yn kerdet dros vynyd as
he was journeying across a mountain ; yny ehedawd y glot dros
wyneb y deyrnas until his fame flew over his dominion ; y ymlad
dros y wlat to fightfor his country; y rodes Hengyst atteb idaw
dros y gedymdeithyon Hengist answered him on behalf of his
companions ; pan allassant wy gyntaf talu drwc dros da as soon as
they were able to return evil for good.
191. trwy, drwy (Ir. tre) through, e.g. trwy y koet through
the wood; trwy gynghor Branwen through the advice of
Branwen ;
ar tes oed vawr, ar arueu trwy y chwys ar gwaet yn
glynu wrth y gnawt and the heat was great, and the armour by reason
of the sweat and blood was sticking to his flesh ; ar dyd hwnnw ar
nos honno a treulassant trwy gerdeu a didanwch and that day
and that night they spent in songs and entertainment WB. p. 204 ;
Arthur drwy amlaf rodyon ae henrydedei
with many gifts.
Arthur honoured him
. . til ac attat
192. tu side in tu ac, tu ac att towards, e.g. pan daw tu ar
drws when he goes towards the door ;
.
yn dyuot
coming towards thee.
193. uch (Ir. uas) above, e.g. uch nef above heaven ; yn eisted
uch penn y weilgi sitting above the sea ;
uch law y bont . . .
y gwelynt
kastelltref above the bridge they saw a fortified town.
diuch : diuch i Ian Lib. Land. 73.
oduch, e.g. oduch y dwvyr above the water WB. p. 90*";
eithyd oduch gwynt he went above the wind FB. 179 ;
y byt oduchti if the world should come above it WB. 481.
pei delhei
194. wrth (O.W. gurth,
Ir. fri) against, towards, etc., e.g. ny
ellir dim wrth a uynho Duw nothing can de done contrary to
what God wills; pan yuei o wual yuei urth peduar when he
drank from the horn, he would drink against four BB. 48 b ; wrth
y drws llyma vab bychan lol at the door was a little boy ; yn eu
pobi wrth y tan being cooked at the fire ; yn dyuot wrth y
diaspat coming at the cry ; pob kyfryw aniueileit a ducpwyt yno
wrth eu haberthu every kind of animals was led there to be
sacrificed; reit oed ym with gynghor / had need of counsel; y