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The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg, Vol. I., ed. by J. Williams Ab Ithel, [1862], at sacred-texts.com


THE SYSTEM OF NUMERALS.

One,

Ten,

A hundred, ten tens,

A thousand, ten hundreds,

A myriad, ten thousands,

Mwnt, ten myriads,

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Rhiallu, ten mwnts,

Mwnda, Buna, ten rhiallus,

Cattyrva, ten tyrvas,

Tyrva, ten bunas, or mwnda, to a

Cadrawd, ten cattyrvas.

From the Book of Mr. Cobb of Cardiff.

These are called the ten degrees of Numerals; and it is from being acquainted with every movement and treatment of the numerals that every truth in respect of number, measure, and weight is known.


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