Anglecymrāeg Swadesh List

Swadesh List

English	Anglecymrāeg	Notes
I	i	'ic' OE; 'mi' Welsh
you	þi	'þū' OE; 'ti' Welsh
he	hēf	'ef' Welsh; 'hē' OE
she	hēo	'hi' Welsh; 'hēo' OE
it	hī	'hit' OE
we	ni	'ni' Welsh
you (plural)	hwi	'ġē' OE; 'chwi' Welsh
they	wy
this	þan/þwn/þyn
that	þa/þunu/þī
here	yr	'yma' Welsh; 'hēr' OE
there	acwþ	'acw' Welsh; 'þǣr' OE
who	pīaw	'piu' Welsh; 'hwā' OE
what	peaþ	'(pa) beth' Welsh; 'hwǣt' OE
where	cwrþ	'cw(d)' Welsh; 'hwǣr' OE
when	pan	'pann' Welsh; 'hwǣne' OE
how	palw	'pa lun' Welsh
not	ny	'nā' OE; 'ny(t)' Welsh
all	ol	'oll' Welsh; 'eall' OE
many	mael	'aelwyd' Welsh; 'maniġ' OE
some	amrū	'amryw' Welsh; 'sum' OE
few	fyll	'ymbell' Welsh; 'fēa, hwōn' OE
none	nīyn	'nān' OE; 'ny(t)' Welsh
other	aþen	'amcen' Welsh; 'ōðer' OE
one	wn	'un' Welsh; 'ān' OE
two	doġ	'dou' Welsh; 'twegen' OE
three	þri	'tri' Welsh; 'ðrīe' OE
four	fēdwar	'petguar' Welsh; 'fēower' OE
five	fim	'fif' OE; 'pimp' Welsh
big	frīsyd	'fraisg' Welsh; 'sīd' OE
long (distance)	amlang	'amlais' Welsh; 'lang' OE
wide	awyþ	'awyr' Welsh; 'wīd' OE
thick	brasc	'bras' Welsh; 'þicce' OE
heavy	trūm	'trwm' Welsh; 'hefiġ' OE
small	bæll	'bach' Welsh; 'smæl' OE
short	byrd	'birr' Welsh; 'scort' OE
narrow	cyfear	'kyving' Welsh; 'nearu' OE
thin	myn	'mein' Welsh; 'ðynne' OE
woman	gurāeff	'gwraig' Welsh; 'wīfmann' OE
man	gwyn	'gwyr' Welsh; 'mann' OE
child
wife	gwīr	'wīf' OE; 'gwraig' Welsh
husband	gwrān	'wra' Welsh; 'hūsbonda' OE
mother	mār	'mam' Welsh; 'mōder' OE
father	tār	'tad' Welsh; 'fæder' OE
sister	hwērstyr	'chwaer' Welsh; 'sweostor' OE
brother	vroþyr	'vrodyr' Welsh; 'broðer' OE
animal	anweallyr	'aniueileit' Welsh; 'dēor' OE
fish	pyscāþ	'pisscaud' Welsh; 'fisc' OE
bird	brytyn	'etyn' Welsh; 'bridd' OE
dog	cwnd	'cvn' Welsh; 'hund' OE
snake
worm
tree
forest
stick
fruit
seed
leaf
root
bark (of tree)
flower
grass
rope
skin
meat
blood
bone
fat (n.)
egg
horn
tail
feather
hair
head
ear
eye
nose
mouth
tooth
tongue
finger-/toenail
foot
leg
knee
hand
wing
belly
guts
neck
back
breast
heart
liver
to be	bǣn	'bēon' OE; Welsh unknown
to do/work	wyrnen	'wyrcan' OE; Welsh unknown
to drink	drynen	'drencan' OE; Welsh unknown
to eat	bwyten	'buyta' Welsh; 'āetan' OE
to bite	abwyten	'ābītan' OE; 'bwyten' ACM
to suck
to spit
to vomit
to blow
to breathe	eþlan	'ēðian' OE; Welsh unknown
to laugh	āngllīen	'anchward' Welsh; 'hliehhan' OE
to see	sēġen	'besēon' OE
to hear	chīrwen	'hȳran' OE; 'glywuch' Welsh
to know	aþwen	'adwaen' Welsh; 'cnāwan' OE
to think	swrnen	'uarnaf' ? Welsh; 'smēaġen' OE
to smell
to fear
to sleep
to live	līfen	'līf' OE
to die
to kill
to fight
to hunt
to hit
to cut	hryllen	'hrīcian' OE; 'erchyll' Welsh
to split
to stab
to scratch
to dig
to swim
to fly
to walk
to come
to lie (down)
to sit
to stand
to turn (intransitive)
to fall
to give	dwlden	'dodir' Welsh; 'gielden' OE
to hold
to squeeze
to rub
to wash
to wipe
to pull
to push
to throw
to tie
to sew
to count
to say
to sing
to play
to float
to flow
to freeze
to swell
sun
moon
star
water
rain
river
lake
sea
salt
stone
sand
dust
earth
cloud
fog
sky	wylyr	'awyr' Welsh; 'wolcen' OE
wind
snow
ice
smoke
fire
ash
to burn
road	fǣrd	'ford' Welsh; 'rād' OE
mountain
red
green
yellow
white
black
night
day	dī(g)	'dæg' OE; 'dit' Welsh
year	bleað	'gear' OE; 'bloidin' Welsh
warm
cold
full
new
old	hīn	'eald' OE; 'hen' Welsh
good	govead	'divei' Welsh; 'gōd' OE
bad
rotten
dirty
straight
round
sharp
dull
smooth
wet
dry
correct
near
(a)far	fēall	'wīde' OE; 'pell' Welsh
long (time)	līryðð	'hirfaith' Welsh; 'lange' OE
right
left
at
in	yn	'yn' Welsh
with
and
if
because
name

Additional Vocabulary

English	Anglecymrāeg	Notes
spear (n.)	bēr	'gār' OE; 'bēr' Welsh
shield	aessyll	'scyld' OE; 'aes' Welsh
sword	gladi	'blæd' OE; 'cletyw' Welsh
sheaf	sēaff	'scēaf' OE; 'escup' Welsh
bench, chair	wēall	'ueyng' Welsh; 'setl' OE
home(land)	adlan	'land' OE; 'atuan' Welsh
tribute	cēġom	'ked' Welsh; 'gomba' OE
person	hemel, oft. hem'	'mann' OE; 'hevelit' Welsh
king	gwen	'gwerlig' Welsh; 'cyning' OE
queen
monarch, elder	gwyning	'gwen' ACM
prince	cyþlan	'kinran' Welsh; 'æðeling' OE
princess
earl	aryl	'arll' Welsh; 'eorl' OE
neighbor	cymbytaed	'ymbsittendra' OE; 'cymydauc' Welsh
tribe/clan	guryþ	'gord' Welsh; 'mægð' OE
host (of people)	eagym	'ðrymm' OE; 'eic' Welsh
mead	med	'med' Welsh; 'mēd' OE
mind (n.)	chofend	'gofeg' Welsh; 'mynd' OE
courage	gellēn	'ellen' OE; 'gallon' Welsh
honor	vār	'ār' OE; 'vri' Welsh
joy	frelwch	'eluch' Welsh; 'frōfre' OE
fear, terror	ergessw	'argysswrw' Welsh; 'egesa' OE
fame	frām	'brēme' OE; 'fau' Welsh
crime	cyrul	'kyulauan' Welsh; 'fyre' OE
age	ġeð	'oed' Welsh
worth (n.)	reaþ	'rif' Welsh; 'weorð' OE
until	feþ	'oððæt' OE; 'bet' Welsh
over	arfyd	'arhit' Welsh; 'ofer' OE
always
ere, before	ǣryn	'ǣr' OE; 'cin' Welsh
after	ġedeg	'getig' Welsh; 'æfter' OE
to(wards)	to	'tō' OE; 'at' Welsh
against	encyr	'ongeat' OE; 'erbin' Welsh
often	ofych	'oft' OE; 'mynich' Welsh
sometimes
occasionally
rarely
never
under	andaf	'adanaf' Welsh; 'under' OE
destitute, poor	llūm	'llwm' Welsh; 'fēasceaft' OE
young	bechwyn	'bychan' Welsh; 'geong' OE
old
obliged	dwlea	'deleu' Welsh; 'sculan' OE
of	of	'o' Welsh; 'of' OE
since	yrþ	'syððan' OE; 'ir' Welsh
first	ynaþ	'wn' and '-aþ'
second	doeþþ	'doġ' and '-eþþ'
third	þrisswd	'þri' and 'sswd'
to achieve	wylen	'enillws' Welsh; 'winnan' OE
to hurt	hryllen	'hrīcian' OE; 'erchyll' Welsh
to ask	frechen	'erchim' Welsh; 'fricgan' OE
to find	ceffyten	'fundan' OE; 'cephitor' Welsh
to stay	cīhwen	'cadwaf' Welsh; 'bīdan' OE
to grow, increase	wachen	'weaxan' OE; 'achwaneca' Welsh
to take (over)	cwben	'acup' Welsh
to birth	caluen	'alu' Welsh; 'cennan' OE
to send	stellen	'sendan' OE; 'dwlden' ACM
to deceive	braswen	'beswican' OE; 'vradas' Welsh
to praise	hwdren	'hadraud' Welsh; 'wuldran' OE
to forgive	fyrēgen	'forgiefan' OE; 'kyrraw' Welsh