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Rh a minute ; 2r, an hour ; dedh, a day ; seithan, a week ; mts, a month ; bledhan, a year ; cansvledhan, a century. "O'clock" is expressed by er ; trj> r, three o'clock. " Half-past three " is hanter er woja tr$ = half-an-hour after three. Midday and midnight are hanter-dedh and hanter-nos. Half-past twelve (noon) is hanter er woja hanter-dedh.

The names of coins are : pevar, a farthing ; demma, or hanter-denar, a halfpenny ; denar, a penny ; whednar _ = wheh denar~, sixpence; sols, a shilling; hanter-coriin, half-a-crown ; cortin, a crown ; pens, a pound. Measurements of length are : inch; tros, afoot; gwelan, a yard ; fadhom ; mildir, a mile. Weights are : ons, ounce ; pens, pound ; tdn, ton.