SIARAD - Fusser16
Instances of hen

199SIRa: (y)r hen wraig yn byw (y)n y tŷ (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  and the old woman lived in this house
229ANWa (we)di dod o ryw hen domen neu (ryw)beth oedden nhw .
  andand.CONJ PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S somesome.PREQ+SM oldold.ADJ dunghillwasteheap.N.F.SG+SM oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and they'd come from some old dunghill or something
460SIRhen lyfrau .
  oldold.ADJ booksbooks.N.M.PL+SM
  old books
747ANWohCE hen dro de .
  IMoh.IM oldold.ADJ turnturn.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh shame, isn't it
939SIRa mi o'n i sbïo # mynd trwy hen bostcardsCE +/ .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN throughthrough.PREP oldold.ADJ postcardspostcard.N.SG+SM+PL
  and I was looking, going through old postcards...
1323ANW<ohCE mi oedd (y)na> [?] hen wraig yn byw adeg hynny # <flynyddoedd yn_ôl> [?] .
  IMoh.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN timetime.N.F.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.SP yearsyears.N.F.PL+SM backback.ADV
  oh an old woman lived at that time, years ago
1350SIR+< <hen hen wraig> [?] .
  oldold.ADJ oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM
  old old woman
1350SIR+< <hen hen wraig> [?] .
  oldold.ADJ oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM
  old old woman
1352ANWoedd yr hen wraig xxx .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM
  yes, the old woman [...]
1353SIR+< xxx hen wraig yn byw adeg hynny .
  oldold.ADJ womanwife.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN timetime.N.F.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.SP
  [...] old woman lived then
1463SIR<(ach)os oedd hi (y)n> [?] dal lotCE xxx honno # hen neuadd .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT hold.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.F.SG oldold.ADJ hallhall.N.F.SG
  because it held a lot [...] that, the old hall
1486SIRpam bod isio tynnu (y)r hen hallE i_lawr ?
  whywhy?.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN wantwant.N.M.SG take.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ hallhall.N.SG downdown.ADV
  why did the old hall need to be taken down?
1623ANWmae (r)hein # (we)di mynd yn hen a +// .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT oldold.ADJ andand.CONJ
  these have become old and...
1678ANW+< xxx hen a wedi # llwydo xxx .
  oldold.ADJ andand.CONJ PRT.PASTafter.PREP become_grey.NONFINbecome_mouldy.V.INFIN
  [...] old and faded [...]

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