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Interesting Phrases - "...dod yn ôl at fy nghoed"

Ceri Shaw » Blog » Cymraeg » Interesting Phrases - "...dod yn ôl at fy nghoed"

2018-05-22
By: Ceri Shaw
Posted in: Cymraeg

A post currently going the rounds on Twitter and Facebook references an article in the Independent which quotes this old Welsh phrase approvingly. To read the article go here:-

A passion for the poetry of nature: writer Robert Macfarlane is on a quest to reconnect children with the outdoors

We have all been told at some point that we need to calm down, relax and take a walk in the woods. This old Welsh phrase captures that sentiment perfectly.

Dwi wedi dod yn ôl at fy nghoed. = I have returned to my senses/regained my mental equilibrium.

Literally: I have come back to my tree/s.

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Clearly, these boys in Llanelwedd School, Builth Wells needed to chill before they entered the classroom!

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