{105c} “Gyfgein,” (cyvgein) _co-light_. {105d} A peculiarity observable in Welsh documents is, that they frequently consign general circumstances to the island of Britain in particular. This may be exemplified by the account which is given of the deluge in Triad 13. (Third Series;)— “The three awful events of the _Isle of Britain_; first, the bursting of the lake of waters, and the overwhelming of the face of all lands; so that all mankind were drowned, excepting Dwyvan and Dwyvach, who escaped in a naked vessel, and of them the Isle of Britain was repeopled,” &c. {105e} Gwrveling. {105f} Al. “ungentle.” {105g} Vide supra, lines 89, 113. {105h} As there is nothing to rhyme with “ryodres,” probably there is a line left out here. {106a} It would appear from this that the feast was given in celebration of the time of harvest. That the Britons, like the Jews, exhibited signs of great joy at that season, may be inferred from the following Triads of Dyvnwal Moelmud. (Myv. Arch. vol. iii. p. 283.) “Tair clud udcorn sydd; dygynnull gwlad gan riaint a phencenedloedd, _corn cynhauav_, a chorn cad a rhyvel rhag gormes gorwlad ac estron.” There are three trumpet progressions; the assembly of a country according to heads of families and chiefs of tribes, the horn of harvest, and the horn of war and of battle against the oppression of neighbours and aliens. “Tair clud addwyn y sydd; beirdd yn darogan heddwch, _cyrch cynhauav_, a phriodas.” There are three happy progressions; bards announcing peace, a meeting in harvest time, and a marriage. “Tri corn cynghlud y sydd; _corn cynhauav_, corn dadlau, a chorn goly-chwyd.” There are three horns for mutual progression; the horn of harvest, the horn of contention, and the horn for religious adoration. {106b} “Arvel,” which is required on account of the rhyme. {106c} Bright shields, which are here likened to wings. “Y gylchwy dan y gymwy bu adenawc.” Line 361 His round shield was with fire winged for slaughter. {106d} An allusion to the trappings of the horses. {107a} “Diryf.” “Rhyv;” that enlarges or swells out; “diryv,” without enlargement. A descriptive reference to the expanding or bulging effects of spears when hurled against a shield. {107b} Al. “with equal step they thickly assembled,” “cnydyn” from _cnydiaw_, to yield a crop. And “cynfedion” from _cyd_ together, and _pedion_, feet. {107c} Al. “unprofitably.” {107d} “Hudid” (huddid) covered over. {107e} Query, “vras” to rhyme with “glas”? {107f} “Teithi;” _the character_, i.e. of the military preparations. {107g} “Amgant;” al. “etmygant;” in which case the passage might be rendered,— “Famous were the characteristics Of, &c.” {107h} The Novantæ comprised the present districts of Galloway, Carrick, Kyle, and Cunningham.