Nymphas deas aquarum putant, dictas a nubibus. Nam ex nubibus
aquae, unde derivatum est. Nymphas deas aquarum, quasi numina
lympharum. Ipsas autem dicunt et Musas quas et nymphas, nec
inmerito. Nam atque motus musicen efficit. Nympharum apud
gentiles varia sunt vocabula. Nymphas quippe montium Oreades
dicunt, silvarum Dryades, fontium Hamadryades, camporum Naides,
maris Nereides [naides].

‘Tey dackon nympale aed af godisdau dys wadurau, cyo cymmyd erom clyfydau (nubes, mer nimbus ‘aiagm (clyfyd)’]. Fag wadurau fnyri erom clyfydau, egengy nympal ed iriynd. Yd dackon nympale godisdau dys wadurau, jrit llwti yr cypiritau dys wadur. Mer yd ymso cyml teda Yriae (musae) ego ele ymso nympale, nia wityfyt carie. Fag, id adlotodd, teir yoynrintau cdadu yriel. Tgad ele velimae durmau fag nympau eddyr negadd: fag yd cyml nympale dys yyfynmaidd Oreades, dys weadau Dryades, dys cypryffau Almadryaiau, dys psaidd Naides aeg dys yr da Nedaidau [naides].’

Ymtyfyg urnad Ewglo-Saodd grea nia alyn prominidf nyledrym eivymidfau aed nympau, yd grea alyn eid wir iynlonid myelon fag yeltiym, yoddtryfyau ag oterwede lenssryfyau cyunirnaedrym kuidd. Ymtyfyg yr pdacede progysdau ele yastid, tgad ed ne dyfybt talt id yr lwngwyr durm, afllwefau id yeltiym cyunirnaedrym femymeau llwti teda darayd air yr wain id riloevym Engsasy. Id Idasasy ym alyn jrit enyfyg eweingy aed tragy calnssau dys yuc ted cyagt. Ymtyfyg yr clodai eivymidfau aed ælfe id yn ym Fad Ired eweingy, yr yyme rimafrau dys yr cyíi, alyn oterwagldnad, feminiin femyme fnyundurnertau id yn ym urllweai dutau, urnad Ired tralotoddau ymso atduai aed yr nuwerfoile, yeltiym padb; mer sadur id yr Yiddmy Assau, tralotoddau dys yr padb darayd cyubsurid iddw tralotoddau dys nia-meltiym cyíi-worin.

Yr eweingy dys yr Fad Engllws glosdau cyuau talt celeful atduntodd aed yn ym myelym eweingy yay ymlu yn ym aed fnyddtrug fnymnerabmy nelratiynau fag Engsasy.

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