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ii6 THE PREPOSITION. [§190.
mountain Lib. Land ; ual yd oed . . . yn kerdet dros vynyd as
he was Journeying across a mouiifain ; yny ehedawd y glot dros
wyneb y deyrnas until his fame fletv over his domitiion ; y ymlad
avos y ^ìdit to fght for his country; y rodes Hengj'st atteb idaw
dros y gedymdeithyon Hengist a>iswered him on behalf of his
cotnpa?iions ; pan allassant \vy 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
Bra?iwen ; ar tes oed vawr, ar arueu trwy y chwys ar gwaet yn
glynu wrth y gnawt and the heat ivas 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 entertaifiment WB. p. 204 ;
Arthur drwy amlaf rodyon ae henrydedei Arthur honoured hi?n
with many gifts.
192. tu side in tu ac, tu ac att toivards, e.g. pan daw tu ar
drws ivhen he goei towards the door; yn dyuot . . . tU ac attat
comi?ig fotvards thee.
193. uch (Ir. fias) 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 ; pei delhei
ỳ bỳt oduchti if the world should come above it WB. 481.
194. wrth (O.W. g-urth, Ir. fri) against, towards, etc., e.g. ny
ellir dim wrth a uynho Duw nothing can ke done contrary to
what God wills; pan yuei o wual ỳuei urth peduar ivhen he
drafik from the horn, he would drink against four BB. 48''; wrth
y drws llyma vab bychan lo ! at the door îvas a little boy ; yn eu
pobi wrth y tan being cooked at the fire ; yn dyuot wrth y
diaspat co?ning at the cry ; pob kyfryw aniueileit a ducpwyt yno
wrth eu haberthu every hind of animals was led there to be
sacrificed; reit oed ym wrth gynghor / had fteed of coufisel; y