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§ 169 Adj. llawer [rad.] ‘many a’ followed by a sg. noun.

a llawer damwein a ẟigawn bot 28 ‘and many an accident may happen’.
 * Llawer merch weddw o’i pherchen,
 * Llawer gŵr mewn llurig wen.—D.Ỻ., . 249.

‘Many a woman widowed of her lord, many a man in a white corselet.’

W. llawer < *(p)luu̯eros formed by adding the cpv. suffix ‑ero- to *plu‑, *p(a)lu- < *pₑlu‑ Gk. < *pₑlu‑.

(1) Subst. llḯaws ‘many, a multitude’; lluosydd id.

Adj. llḯaws [soft] ‘many a, much’, with a sg. or a pl. noun; this is the noun llḯaws compound&shy;ed with another noun. The adj., used as a com&shy;plement, is Ml. W. lluossawc, Mn. W. lluosog.

. (1) Subst. peth ‘some, a certain quantity’.

(1) Subst. bychydic, ychydig ‘a little, a few’.

bychydic a dal vy nghyngor i ẏ ti 43 lit. ‘[it is] little that