_Mergh dewon_, or _mergh dew_, black horses.
_An hen dhên_, the old man. (The more usual expression is _an den coth_).
_An hen venen_, the old woman. (More usually _an venen goth_).
_gwîn a’n gwella_ / _an gwella gwîn_ / _gwîn gwella_ } the best wine.
_Bron Ewhella_, the highest hill (now Brown Willy).
_Da_ (or _Mas_), good; _gwel_, better; _gwella_, best.
_Drôg_, bad; _gwêth_, worse; _gwêtha_, worst; but generally _lakkah_, comparative of _lak_ (loose, remiss, lax), is used to signify _worse_.
_Mêr_, great; _moy_, greater or more; _moyha_, greatest or most; but also _bras_, comp. _brassah_, super. _brassa_.
_Bîan_, little; _leh_, less; _lŷha_, least; but there is also a comp. _behadnah_, and super, _behadna_, from an earlier form, _behan_.
_Ogas_, near; _nes_, nearer; _nessa_, nearest.
1. _idn_, or _ŏnen_ (older _un_, 1st. _kensa_. _onan_, _onon_). { 94}
2. _deu_ (older _dyw_, _dew_). 2nd. _nessa_ or _secund_.
3. _trŷ_, fem. _teir_ (older 3rd. _trûja_ (older _tresse_, _tyr_). _trege_).
4. _pajer_ (older, m. _peswar_, 4th. _peswordha_ (older _peswere_, f. _feder_). _pyswere_).
5. _pemp_ (older _pymp_). 5th. _pempes_ (older _pympes_).
6. _wheh_ (or _whe_). 6th. _whethes_ (older _whefes_).
7. _seyth_. 7th. _seythes_ (older _seythves_).
9. _now_ (pronounced as the 9th. _nowes_. English word _now_).
12. _dawdhak(_older _dewthak_). 12th. _dawdhegves_.
19. _nownjak_ (_ow_ as in 19th. _nownjakves_. _now_).
21. _ǒnen war igans_. 21st. _kensa war igans_.
22. _deu war igans_, etc. 22nd. _nessa war igans_, etc.
30. _deg war igans_. 30th. _degves war igans_.
31. _idnak war igans_, _etc_. 31st. _idn-dhegves war igans_, etc.
50. _deg war deugans_ (or 50th. _degves war deugans_. _hanter cans_).
70. _deg war trŷ igans_ or _trŷ 70th. _degves war try-igans_ or _tri igans ha deg_. igans ha degves_.
80. _pajer igans_. 80th. _pajer-igansves_.
90. _deg war pajer igans_ or 90th. _degves war pajer-igansves_ or _pajer igans ha deg_. _pajer igans ha degves_.
1,000,000. _milvil_ or _milyon_. millionth. _milvilves_.
When compound numbers are used, the noun follows the first of them. Thus:—
_trŷ igans bledhan ha deg_, 70 years (threescore years and ten), or deg _bledhan war trŷ igans_.
Larger compounds are made somewhat as in English. Thus A.D. 1904 is _Bledhan agan Arledh nownjak cans ha pajer_.