Fel cwdyn y saint – like the friar’s purse.
Fel cwdyn y saint.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Like the friar’s purse. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Nid llysieuwraig namyn gafr – there is no botanist like a goat.
Nid llysieuwraig namyn gafr.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: There is no botanist like a goat. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Siarad cymaint â mab saith gudyn – to talk like a boy with seven locks of hair.
Siarad cymaint â mab saith gudyn.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: To talk like a boy with seven locks [of hair]. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Ni wna’r môr waeth na boddi – the sea can but drown.
Ni wna’r môr waeth na boddi.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The sea can but drown. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Na ddeffro’r ci a fo’n cysgu – let sleeping dogs lie.
Na ddeffro’r ci a fo’n cysgu.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Let sleeping dogs lie. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Mae araf deg yn mynd ymhell – slow and sure wins the race.
Mae araf deg yn mynd ymhell.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Slow and sure wins the race. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Ni bydd mysyglog maen o’i fynych drafod – a rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ni bydd mysyglog maen o’i fynych drafod.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: A rolling stone gathers no moss. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Po ddicaf y bo’r ceiliog, cyntaf y cân – an angry cockrell sings to hide his anger.
Po ddicaf y bo’r ceiliog, cyntaf y cân. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The angrier the cock, the sooner he crows, i.e. he sings to hide his anger. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Ys dir nithio ni bo pur – what is not pure must be winnowed.
Ys dir nithio ni bo pur.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: What is not pure must be winnowed. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Digon gofal i of ei ordd – it’s enough for a blacksmith to look after his hammer.
Digon gofal i of ei ordd.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Let the cobbler stick to his last. [Lit.: Enough care for a smith is his sledge-hammer]. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.