of these, we may presume, was Dyvnwal Vrych.

{199c} The whole line may be thus translated;

"I saw the men, who with the dawn, dug the deep pit." Al. "I saw at
dawn a great breach made in the wall at Adoen."

{199d} See stanza lii.

{199e} "Yngwydd."

{199f} "Yr enwyd."

{200a} Gwarthan the son of Dunawd by Dwywe his wife, "who was slain by
the pagan Saxons in their wars in the north." (Iolo MSS. p. 556.)

{200b} Or, "let it be forcibly seized in one entire region."

{200c} An allusion to his incarceration, see lines 440, 445.

{200d} Gardith; i.e. garw deith (or teithi.)

{200e} Tithragon; i.e. teith-dragon.

{200f} A pitched battle.

"Gwr yn gware a Lloegyrwys." (Cynddelw.)
A man playing with the Lloegrians.

{200g} Or, "did he bring and supply."

{200h} "Tymyr;" native place.

{201a} "Dyvnuyt;" see also stanza, xlviii.

{201b} One of the officers appointed to the command of Geraint's fleet.

{201c} This stanza, with the exception of a few words, is the same with
the lxxxix.

{201d} Or "valiantly."

{201e} "Gwelydeint," from "gwelyd," a wound; or "gwelyddeint," they took
repose in the grave.

{201f} Al. "with the gory trappings," as in the other stanza.

{202a} Al. "a dau," the two sons, and two haughty boars.

{202b} Al. "riein," a lady.

{202c} Cilydd was the son of Celyddon Wledig, and father of Cilhwch who
is the hero of an ancient dramatic tale of a singular character.

{202d} In a former stanza he is called Garthwys Hir.

{202e} "Nod;" is a conspicuous mark.

{203a} See stanza xl.

{203b} "Dyli," condition or impulse.

{203c} "Vracden;" from "brag," a sprouting out, and "ten," stretched.

{203d} The Irish.

{203e} The inhabitants of Scotland.

"Hon a oresgyn
Holl Loegr a Phrydyn." (Taliesin.)

She will conquer
All England and Scotland.

{203f} "Giniaw," from "cyni," affliction.

{204a} "Cemp," i.e. "camp," a feat, surpassingly.

{204b} Or, "at his side."

{204c} Al. "Arreith;" i.e. "a rhaith;" "the sentence of the law was that
they should search;" or "the jury searched." Al. "in various directions
they searched."

{204d} Probably the Cantii or people of Kent.

{204e} If the stanza, however, is not properly completed here, we may
assign the sigh to Gwenabwy himself, in reference probably to his father,
as in the preceding stanza.

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