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26 THE ADJECTIVE. [32.llynges the fleet was shattered MA. i5ob,bit wenn gwylyan theseagull is white FB. 247, Hem awel keen is the wind FB. 255, yslledan y lenn its mantle is broad FB. 146, bolch y lauyn hisblade is notched MA. 172*; but here the masculine form is alsofound, e.g. llym awel keen is the wind BB. 45* i, pan yw gwyrdllinos when the linnet is green FB. 133, oedd bwlch llafn yn Hawgynnefin the blade was notched in a practised hand MA. 2i7 b ,guaedlyd y lein bloody is his spear MA. 184*.Number.33. With the attributive adjective there is concord, the dual or asingular noun preceded by a numeral having the construction of theplural, e.g. danned hiryon melynyon long yellow teeth, deuvackwy wineuon ieueinc two auburn young lads, pedeirmeillionen gwynnyonfour white blades of clover. But there aremany exceptions; with certain adjectives the singular is regularlyused; such are adjectives in -awe, -awl, -eid, -ic, comparatives andsuperlatives, some other simple adjectives such as mawr great, tecbeautiful, and compound adjectives; e.g. gwyr arvawc armed men(but exceptionally o vrenhined coronogyon of crowned kingsWB. p. 90*), llygeit hebogeid hawklike eyes, niveroed mawrgreat numbers, dyrnodeu calet-chwerw hard bitter buffets.Withthe predicative adjective there are found on the one hand, e.g.bychein ynt wynteu they are small RB. 60, wynteu a veynt veirwthey would be dead Hg. I. 138, oedd beilch gweilchheroes wereproud MA. 2 1 7 b , kertoryon neud ynt geith now poets are captivebMA. i57 on the other, hand, e.g. cadarn oed y holl aelodau allhis limbs were strong CM. 26, balch iawn yw dy eiryeu thy wordsare right haughty CM. 34, marw ynn they are dead MA. 164% rudynt wy they are red FB. 284, doeth y veirt his bards are learnedMA. 262% ys da y gampeil his feats are good MA. 237b. Thewhole subject needs a thorough investigation.Order.34. (a) In Welsh, as in the other Celtic languages, the adjectivenormally follows the noun, e.g. dyn doeth a wise man, gwreic