[Spellyans] roe deer
Daniel Prohaska
daniel at ryan-prohaska.com
Tue Mar 2 19:39:03 GMT 2010
Gromercy dhew'!!
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From: spellyans-bounces at kernowek.net [mailto:spellyans-bounces at kernowek.net] On Behalf Of Craig Weatherhill
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Spellyans] roe deer
Crawle (Breage parish): Cariahoil, Cariorgel 1086; Chariochel 1177;
Cariorgel 1378; Karioghall 1459, 1480, 1499; Caryorall 1468-9;
Carhyhoghall 1509; Carrioghall 1571
Craig
On 2 Mer 2010, at 18:47, Daniel Prohaska wrote:
> Craig,
> Me a’ga cavas et o’ gerlever vy seulabres! Gromercy dhew’ rag an
> manylyon ma! Eus dhew’ cottha letherenansow rag “Crawle” y’wedh?
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Weatherhill
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:30 PM
>
> “The Cornish for this is 'yorgh' (as in Carnyorth). Most
> dictionaries give the plural *yorghes (which I don't think is
> attested) but a single place-name - now horribly distorted to
> Lanjeth, gives a genuine alternative: yergh (the name is nans +
> yergh). This echoes the alternative plurals for 'horse: mergh and
> marghes. A roe deer fawn is yorghell - from the place name Crawle <
> ker yorghell. We should include these words.
> --
> Craig Weatherhill”
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