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Friday,1^st November

My a veu en Truru de, ha my a worryas dhe wel Peneglos Truru dhort Bownder Beneglos. En termyn eus passyes, ken derevyans an beneglos, hy hanow a veu “Street Idden” en whetek cans dewdhek ha dogens, “Street Eden” en whetek cans ha seytek, ha “Strethyn” en peswardhek cans ha trei. Pur, pur goth ew an stretek ma. An ger rag “narrow” (ydn) a wrüg dürya lies cansbledhen, o treylya nebes (en scrifyans) dhort “hyn” po “yn” (heb rag-occlusyon) dhe “idden” (gen rag-occlusyon) ha nena dhe “eden”. Lebmyn hei a dal bos henwys “Stret Ydn” po “Stretek Ydn” po “Stret an Ydn” theram o pedery. My a gavas nebes fotos coth (war Facebook) an beneglos nowydh hag an vownder-ma. Nag ew dillas an düs arnowydh. Nei ell trovya lies tra en Truru treylyes dres an bledhednyow. Ma dhe'n chei-ma a-dal dhe'n beneglos hanow shoppa dilhas en men (BURTON). Nag üjy an company-na ena lebmyn. Pur afinys ew an chei. An nessa chei (gwres a vryckys rüdh ha loos) ew endelna ewedh. Ma'n hanow HARVEY warnodho heb diwedh. Ens a Oos an Vatêrnes Victoria, pecar'an beneglos? 

I was in Truro yesterday, and I admired the view of Truro Cathedral from Cathedral Lane. In the past, before the building of the cathedral,  its name was “Street Idden” (Narrow Street) in 1652, “Street Eden” (Narrow Street) in 1617 and “Strethyn” (Narrow Street) in 1403. This little street is very, very old. The word for “narrow” survived for many centuries, changing a bit (in spelling) from “hyn” or “yn” (without preocclusion) to “idden” (with preocclusion) then to “eden”. Now it should be called “Stret Ydn” (Narrow Street) or “Stretek Ydn” (Little Narrow Street) or “Stret an Ydn” (The Narrow Street), I think. I found some old photos (on Facebook) of the new cathedral and this lane. People's clothes are not modern. We can find many things in Truro changed through the years. This building opposite the cathedral has the name of a clothes shop in stone (BURTON). That company is not there now. The building is very decorated. The next building (made of red and grey bricks) is like that as well. The name HARVEY is on it permanently. Are they Victorian like the cathedral?

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

afinys decorated (you can also use tekhes beautified)

arnowydh modern

bryck brick (loan word because obviously not traditional Cornish building material!)

derevyans (m) building, construction

dilhas collective clothes (also dillas)

dürya to survive, endure, last

gworrya dhe to admire (you can also use gordha/gordhya or estemya)

gwres a made of, made from

peneglos (f) cathedral (Tregear also had eglos-teg)

ydn narrow, restricted (similar tydn means tight, restricted)