938 | EST | mi [/] mi oedd y (.) arferiad bod oedd y [/] y dynion yn gorfod (.) mynd i rhyfel . |
miPRT.AFF miPRT.AFF oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF arferiadcustom.N.MF.SG bodbe.V.INFIN oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF ythe.DET.DEF dynionmen.N.M.PL ynPRT gorfodhave_to.V.INFIN myndgo.V.INFIN ito.PREP rhyfelwar.N.MF.SG . | ||
it was the custom that the men had to go to war. | ||
940 | EST | mi oedd yn arferiad uh tan <ddim ddim> [/] ddim (er)s_talwm iawn (fa)swn i (y)n deud . |
miPRT.AFF oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ynPRT arferiadcustom.N.MF.SG uher.IM tanuntil.PREP ddimnot.ADV+SM ddimnot.ADV+SM ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM ers_talwmfor_some_time.ADV iawnOK.ADV faswnbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM iI.PRON.1S ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN . | ||
it was the custom until not very long ago, I'd say. |
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