The coming Monday is the Autumn Equinox. In Cymraeg, this can be referred to as: Alban Elfed It was traditional here in the South East to hold an Eisteddfod to mark the occasion - as can be seen here in 1872.

The original tribe in the South East of Cymru were the Silures. The Roman invasion of the other parts of Britain began in AD43. Having swept across the tribes, Ostorius encountered the local inhabitants in AD48. The Silures remained undefeated, despite 30 years of attempts.

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! Sarrug = surly, sullen, sour -Menw sarrug œdd 'i = she was a sour woman

Ha! We can go soooooo much shorter. wn i'm 😀

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! tawnt = stubbornness -œdd tawnt arswdus arni = she was terribly stubborn (lit. there was a terrible stubbornness on her)

Does the red bit not contain the Lake District? 🤔

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! misgu = to take apart -ma nw'n misgu'r maes = they are taking apart the [contents of] field

rwpath am y Satwrn!

Ni ar daith 'eddi! #Steddfod2025

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! sbelan = to take a break, have a rest -o'n ni'n sbelan trw'r wsnos dwetha! = we were taking a break through the last week!

Myttin da / Good morning Blue Sky 🙂 A recent Cornwall Council meeting, a motion was passed for Kernow (Cornwall) to be recognised as a nation with equal status to Wales and Scotland. A petition is now available. Your support is much appreciated 👍😃 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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We discovered today that there is a Lovespoon workshop in Newport! 🥄

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! crasol = scorching -ma'n crasol! = it's scorching

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! afiechyd = illness; disease -œdd na bob afiechyd yn y syrjeri bora 'ma! = There was every disease in the (doctor's) surgery this morning!

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! anystirol = thoughtless, inconsiderate -ma nw'n anystirol! = they are inconsiderate!

This is going to be a very painful attempt to excuse for some people......

This smells a whole lot. We have an expression for it..... drewi dros naw perth.

so today we deal with higgeldy-piggledy or topsy-turvy. There are a load of ways to say this! -yn fflachdar..... cwmpo'n fflachdar = to go 'splat' on the floor -yn ffradach... a collapsed heap -Strem-stram-strellan -shan-di-fang = turned over in a big mess - scrambled

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! ffelm = strong feeling or emotion -ma na ffelm arna'i, dyw a ddim yn drympyn = I have a strong feeling (about this), he is not (a) reliable (person).

Newyddion. News.

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! 'irlyb = very wet. -tŵydd 'irlyb = very very wet weather

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! angyfystyr = irrelevant (of a person's opinion) -ma fa'n weud rwpath angyfystyr = he is saying something irrelevant

Gair y dydd. Word of the day. 'withdod = a sense of loss (particularly for a person) -wi 'di timlo 'withdod mowr iddi = I am feeling a sense of loss for (about) her

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! stentlyd = inquisitive, nosy -menyw stentlyd yw 'i = she is a nosy woman

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! meridd = insipid, tasteless, uninteresting; lacking in energy or vigour, feeble -Ma'r cwrw'n meridd = This beer is feebly tasteless

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! disgynnell = parachute www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gair y dydd. Word of the day. Tristwch = sadness; sorrow; grief

We often hear "oh we don't speak that here". Oh but you do, if we look at: -The place-names you say -Your pronunciation -The grammar you use -Sentence construction -The speed you speak at -Word shortening The medium might be English; but Welsh is under the surface...

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! mwchno = to daub (over)

Pashc 'Apus! Happy Easter!

Wetiad y dydd! Expression of the day! tæn siafins = a flash in the pan; a situation impulsive or rash; to be popularist without substance -ma fa tæn siafins o ddyn = he's a (bit of) a flash in the pan of a man

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! anwybyddu = to ignore, snub, disregard -ma nw'n anwybyddu ni = they are disregarding us

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! tamitach = small morsels, scraps -œdd 'na damitach yn dod o nw = there were scraps coming from them

wel nawr. well now. nation.cymru/news/newport...

wetiad y dydd! expression of the day! sychu oddi wrth = to become estranged from -ma fa'n sychu oddi wrth sylwadd = he's become estranged from reality (i.e. he's lost the plot)

Galwad agored am artistiaid neu grefftwyr ar gyfer Cadair a Choron Eisteddfod 2026 Bydd Eisteddfod y Garreg Las yn cael ei chynnal yn Llantwd yn Sir Benfro o Awst 1-8 y flwyddyn nesaf

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! adfilo = to go to rack and ruin; to decline; to waste away -ma nw'n adfilo! = they are going to rack and ruin!

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! twptra = stupidity -shwt dwptra! = what stupidity!

gair y dydd! word of the day! anwatal = changeable; not constant -paid a wilia i fa yn y waith, ma fa'n anwatal = don't speak to him (when he is) in work, he's changeable (in his behaviour)

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! atal = to hinder; to obstruct; to hold back -ma fa'n atal y waith = he is holding back the work

Gîra'r dydd! Words of the day! Today we deal with grating. -if for wood and similar - rasglo -if for foods like cheese - grattio or rycnu

oooo.... anifail y dydd! animal of the day! telor cnou = nuthatch

Why are their not more Welsh language shows on Britbox? Some Americans want them. I want them. We can read subtitles. I promise.

OK..... This recipe from the Llanover estate sounds very tempting.

Gair y dydd! Word of the day! rew = frost -œdd 'na rew nithwr = there was a frost last night

From 'The Cambrian' October 1907:

C: Tynnu nyth cacwn ar dy ben. G: Sheideadh e na h-adharcan de ghobhar. E: Mi volas brakumi tiun sciuron. 😁