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Rh *tewal, dark, tewlgow or tewalgow.
 * del, leaves (collectively), delkyow (simple plural).

d. Some modify the root vowel. Thus:—


 * mâl, a joint, melyow.

2. In yon or on. This is also very common.


 * Cristion, a Christian, Cristionyon.
 * sgwer, esquire, sgwerryon.
 * caradow, friend, caradowyon.
 * scŏlŏr, scholar, scŏlŏryon.
 * deskibl, disciple, deskiblyon.
 * Breth, Briton, Brethon.
 * Sows, Englishman, Sowson.
 * prev, worm, prevyon.

When a word ends in k, and has this form of the plural (as most words ending in k have) the last letter becomes g.


 * bohajak, poor, bohajagyon.
 * marrek, knight, marregyon.
 * gowek, liar, gowegyon.

Some modify the root vowel.


 * clav, sick, clevyon.
 * mab, son, mebyon.
 * gwas, serving-man, gwesyon.
 * Yet how, Jew, Yethewon.
 * Kernow, Cornishman, Kernewon.
 * kîf, dear, kefyon.
 * gwîr, true, gweryon.

Those ending in er and ar, after a mute, contract the last syllable of the root.


 * lader, thief, laddron.

This termination is the only one used for the plural of adjectives. These are rarely inflected when in agreement with a plural noun, but when used as nouns they make their plural in this way. A large number of