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Rh *An hen venen, the old woman. (More usually an venen goth).
 * An lowenegyon, the joyful ones.
 * Brassah gallos, greater power.
 * gwin an give I la, an gwella gwin, gwin gwella, the best wine
 * whekkah es met, sweeter than honey.
 * Bron Ewhella, the highest hill (now Brown Willy).

The irregular comparisons are :
 * Da (or Mas], good ; gwel, better ; gwella, best.
 * Dr6g, bad ; gweth, worse ; gwetha, worst ; but generally lakkah, comparative of lak (loose, remiss, lax), is used to signify worse.
 * Mer, great ; moy, greater or more ; moyha, greatest or most ; but also bras, comp. brassah, super. brassa.
 * Bian, little ; leh, less ; lyha, least ; but there is also a comp. behadnah, and super, behadna, from an earlier form, behan.
 * Ogas, near ; nes, nearer ; nessa, nearest.