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When the whole order is assembled, the chief of bards ascends the _gorsedd_, and from his laurel and flower-bedecked chair opens the session, by repeating aloud the mottoes of the order, viz.: "_Y gwir yn erbyn y byd_, _yn ngwyneb haul a llygad goleuni_," or
The Poetry of Wales John Jenkins
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_Chomeley's_ Father that now is was as an Hedde officer at _Pykeringe_, and setter up of his name yn that Quarters. "
The Evolution of an English Town Gordon Home 1923
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Garlic, or gar-leac (in the same way as the onion is called yn-leac), had established itself as a flavouring medium.
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Well, 'yn't this what they call a "Statutory"' Oliday, eh?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 8, 1891 Various
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[Confidentially] Bit dyngerous, 'yn't it? trustin' the
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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Well, that's one wy o 'YOU doin' somefink, 'yn't it?
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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[To THE PRESS] She 'yn't been aht these two years.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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[In a loud apologetic whisper] She 'yn't often like this.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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[Leaning out] I sy -- you 'yn't tykin' the body, are yer?
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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But the moment wealf comes in, we 'yn't wot I call single-'earted.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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