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CHAPTER VI

THE NUMERALS

CARDINAL

  • 1. idn, or Snen (older un, onan, onon). 1
  • 2. deu (older dyw, dew}.
  • 3. trŷ, fern, teir (older tyr).
  • 4. pajer (older, m. peswar, f . peder}.
  • 5. pemp (older pymp).
  • 6. wheh (or whe).
  • 7. seyth.
  • 8. eyth.
  • 9. ow (pronounced as the English word now).
  • 10. deg (older dek
  • 11. idnak.
  • 12.
  • 13. tdrdhak.
  • 14. peswordhak.
  • 15. pempthak.
  • 16. whedhak.
  • 17. seydhak.
  • 18. eydhak,
  • 19. nownjak (pw as in now).

ORDINAL

  • 1st. kensa,
  • 2nd. w^j or secund.
  • 3rd. ^//tf (older tresse, trege}.
  • 4th. peswordha (older /$- w^r^, pyswere).
  • 5th. pempes (pd<&T p/ympes).
  • 6th. whethes (older whefes).
  • 7th. seythes (older j^j/-
  • 8th. eythes.
  • 9th. nowes.
  • 10th, degves.
  • 11th. idn-dhegves.
  • 12th. dawdhegves.
  • 13th. tordhegves.
  • 14th. peswordhegves.
  • 15th. pempthegves.
  • 16th. whedhegves.
  • 17th. seydkegves.
  • 18th. eydhegves.
  • 19th. nownjakves.

1 to qualify a noun ; onen, used by itself. Thus, z'<fw (fi?, one man

^- O/, One and All. Wtfnnen is an alternative form of the latter.

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