Dosparth Edeyrn Davod Aur; Or, the Ancient Welsh Grammar, Which Was Compiled by Royal Command in the Thirteenth Century by Edeyrn the Golden Tongued, to Which Is Added y Pum Llyfr Kerddwriaeth, or the Rules of Welsh Poetry, Originally Compiled by Davydd D (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...Gwr o brophwyd=gwr prophwydol=prophwyd. By the preposition gan; as y sant gan Bedr, y milwr gan Arthur. Yr alarch gan Syr William=yr alarch, Syr William. Apud Dr. Davies. The definite article is always placed before the first noun when this idiom is adopted. By the preposition yn; as, Gweirwr yn dorrwr dewrwych=Gweirwr, torrwr. T. Sion Lewys. SECTION CIV. WEAK NAMES. 1021. The agreement of weak names with strong names in gender and number, is partial. See on this subject section xxviii. 1022. The weak name, or adjective, as being, in accordance with its appellation, of minor importance, usually follows the strong name, or substantive; thus, Dwylaw gwynion Bysedd meinion Ymmod Inutn At we sidan. Rhys G. ab Rhiccert. 1023. If, however, the adjective be emphatic, it will stand first, and in that case the substantive, becoming subordinate, will yield to it; as Coronog Faban a gaiff mater urddas. lolo MSS. 267. 1024. Even in our oldest documents this position is recognised; thus, A mein funion; a hir etem; crealicaul plant; dir arpeteticion ceintiru. Oxford Glosses. 1025. But an adjective cannot well precede a substantive if at all modified by an adverb; in this case it generally follows it; as, dyn go dda. 1026. Several adjectives may come together, either before or after the substantive to which they belong; or one may precede and another follow it, according to the writer's taste. Erbyn fy maneawl ddiweddawl dydd. LI. Goch ab M. Hen. Talcen gwastadloyw koyis hardd hyfryd. R. G. ab Rhiccert. 1027. More singular substantives than one will require a plural adjective; thus, gwr a gwraig mwynion. 1028. Adjectives, in a state of comparison, are so adapted that they may be optionally made to precede or to follo...