11. Explain the following words,-genethig, frwyn, chystuddiol, dad.
genethig is formed from the noun geneth, and the diminutive termination,-ig, forming a diminutive noun. Compare afonig, oenig.
frwyn is from the noun brwyn, sing. brwynen. It is here used as an adjective. 6 mutates into f because canwyll is a feminine noun.
chystuddiol dad. The adjective in Welsh, as a rule follows the noun. In English it precedes the noun. Ei thad cystuddiol would be the correct form in prose, but in poetry the adj. sometimes precedes the noun. There are a few adjectives that always come before the noun prif, arch.
12. Write six sentences based upon the words in the verse.
(1) Yr oedd ei thad cystuddiol yn gorwedd ar ei wely.
(2) Penliniai yr eneth fach druan ar y llawr oer.
(3) Chwythodd y gwynt y ganwyll frwyn allan.
(4) Hon yw yr eneth sydd wedi colli ei llyfr.
(5) Goleu gwan sydd gan y ganwyll.
(6) Cofiwch ddarllen y Beibl bob nos.
