Memorial stone inscriptions
The information below should help you translate memorial stone inscriptions
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Welsh word or phrase |
English equivalent |
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Er cof am |
In memory of |
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Er cof an(n)wyl am |
In loving memory of |
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Er parchus cof am |
In respectful memory of |
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Er serchus cof am |
In loving (affectionate) memory of |
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Yma gorphwys (gorffwys) rhan farwol |
Here lie the mortal remains of |
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(g)wraig |
wife (of) |
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priod (briod) |
spouse (male or female) |
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an(n)wyl wraig |
beloved wife (of) |
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an(n)wyl briod |
beloved wife/husband (of) |
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a fu farw (bu farw) |
who died |
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yn 34 mlwydd oed |
aged 34 |
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yn 15 mis oed |
aged 15 months |
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hefyd |
also |
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yr uchod |
the above |
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y rhag grybwylledig |
the aforementioned |
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y rhagenwyd |
the aforementioned |
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ei ferch / ei merch / eu merch |
his/her/their daughter |
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ei fab / ei mab / eu mab |
his/her/their son |
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(yr hwn) a hunodd |
who fell asleep (i.e. "died") |
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hunodd yn yr Iesu |
asleep in Jesus (i.e. "died") |
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aeth attynt |
joined them (the ancestors; i.e. "died") |
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o'r lle hwn |
of this place |
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o'r plwyf hwn |
of this parish |
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yn y plwyf hwn |
in this parish |
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dau o blant |
two children |
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yn eu mabandod |
in infancy |
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hedd perffaith hedd |
peace perfect peace |
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corffwys (yn gorffwys) mewn hedd |
rest in peace |
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yn hyn a allodd hon hi a'i gwnaeth |
she did all that was expected of her |
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coffadwriaeth y cyfiawn sydd fendigaid |
blessed is the memory of the righteous |
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Awst |
August |
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Chwefror (Chwe.) |
February |
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Ebrill (Ebr.) |
April |
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Gorffenaf/Gorphenaf (Gor.) |
July |
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Hydref/Hedref (Hyd./Hed.) |
October |
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Ionawr (Ion.) |
January |
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Mai |
May |
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Mawrth (Maw.) |
March |
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Medi |
September |
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Mehefin (Meh.) |
June |
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Rhagfyr (Rhag.) |
December |
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Tachwedd (Tach.) |
November |