Annwyl Berwyn Prys Jones - Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru

nodedig – prestigious; enghraifft n. – a prime example
nodi – to determine, to place, to delineate, to set out, to indicate, to list, to detail, to state, to take note of, to
specify; mae’n deg n. – it is fair to observe; ni n.-ir (y) manylion – no details are given
nodwedd – trait, property, attribute
nodweddiadol – to typify
nodweddu – to be a feature of, to mark, to typify
noddi – to sponsor, to support
noeth: ffolineb n. – utter folly
nos: dros n. – at a stroke; wedi n. – after dark; creaduriaid y n. – night-time creatures; aeth hi’n n. arnaf –
I/my brain/mind just went (completely) blank, I just couldn’t think, my brain just stopped working/
functioning, I couldn’t (for the life of me) remember a thing, I (just) didn’t know what to say/to do/to
say or do (next), I was completely lost/flummoxed/thrown/stymied, I completely lost the plot (?), I
dried (up)
nosi: erbyn hynny yr oedd hi wedi n. – by then it was dark
nwyfusrwydd – liveliness
o: o ddarllen/edrych ar ..., ceir yr argraff bod/mai ... – perusal of ... suggests that ...; o wneud hyn(ny) – in
this way; o ystyried – considering; o ailystyried/ailfeddwl – on reflection, on second thoughts; o’u
haddasu’n briodol – (if) suitably adapted; o gofio hyn(ny) – with this in mind; o’u hanwybyddu – if
ignored; o’u defnyddio, gellid ... – their use could ...; o’u cynllunio’n gywir – when properly planned;
o’r herwydd – as a result; gallai siop newydd, o’i lleoli yma, fod yn gaffaeliad mawr – a new shop
located here could be a great/major asset; o’r naill flwyddyn i’r llall/o flwyddyn i flwyddyn – year on
year; yn y byd sydd ohoni – as it is, in the world (of) today, in today’s world, in the modern world; yn
y drefn sydd ohoni – in the system in operation; yn y gyfundrefn addysg sydd ohoni – in the presentday
education system; y sefyllfa sydd ohoni – the present/current position/situation; ohonynt eu
hunain – of their own accord, without assistance, off their own bat; o’u deall – once understood; bod
yn bell ohoni – to be wide of the mark; gwaith y gellid ei gyhoeddi, o’i ddiwygio’n helaeth – work
that might be publishable subject to substantial revision
ochr: o. yn o. â – alongside, by comparison; y manteision i’r ddwy o. – the mutual benefits; canu ei hochr hi –
to sing their hearts out; w. ochr – beside
ochrgamu – to circumvent
odid: o. ddim – few, little, little or no, few if any, minimal, precious little, almost non-existent
oddeutu – in the region of
oddi: tuag 8 milltir o. yno – about 8 miles distant; o. wrth – from; o. cartref – away from home
oed: yn 3 o. – at the age of 3, aged 3; dynion yn eu hoed a’u hamser – fully grown men, grown-up men; dyn/
merch yn ei (h)oed a’i (h)amser – no spring chicken; mynd i o. – to age, ageing
oedi – to pause; weithiau bydd o. yn achos llythyrau – letters are sometimes held up
oes – lifespan; mae’r o. wedi newid – times have changed; mae o. y cyrsiau hyn ar fin dod i ben – the demise
of these courses is imminent; drwy gydol eu hoes fer – throughout their short history; yn ystod o. y
Senedd hon – during the course/lifetime of this Parliament; aros am o. – to wait for ages
oesol – never ceasing, enduring, perennial, age-old
ofer: (bod) yn o. – of/to no avail, futile; mynd yn o. – to go to waste
ofn: rhag o. (i) – in case, lest; roedd o. trwy/drwy fy nghalon – I was terrified/awfully afraid
ofnadwy – abysmal, deplorable; pen tost o. – a splitting headache; difaru’n o. – to really regret; mae golwg o.
arno – he looks/is looking awful/dreadful/ awful/shocking, he is/looks a wreck
ofnus – fearful
offeiriad – clergyman
oherwydd – in view of (the fact that), as a result of, made possible/caused by; o. hyn(ny), ceir – this results in
...; o. hynny bu’n rhaid defnyddio – this has led to/necessitated the use of; o. ..., mae’n anochel (bod)
– ... makes it inevitable that; o. natur y cynnig hwn, rhaid ... – the nature of this proposal is such that
... is necessary/such is the nature of this proposal that ... is necessary; mae hyn yn rhannol o. – this is
partly attributable to; dewiswyd staff o. eu diddordeb mewn – staff have been chosen for their interest
in
ogystal: yn o. (â) – besides, in addition (to), as well as, over and above, additionally
ôl: mae ôl ymdrech gydwybodol ar gyfansoddiadau’r plant – the pupils’ compositions reflect a conscientious
effort; mae ôl esgeulustod ar ... – there is an air of neglect about ...; bod ag ôl paratoi brysiog arnynt
– to bear the hallmarks of hasty preparation; bod ar ei hôl hi – to have been overtaken by events, to be
lag(ging) behind, to be out of date, to be behind schedule ; yr ydych ar ei hôl hi gyda’ch taliadau –
you are late/behind/in arrears with your payments; mae Prydain ar ei hôl hi – Prydain has some
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