Cornish word

gweres

help

verb

gweres means “help” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gweres
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	weres
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	weres
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	kweres
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	kweres
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	hweres
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	hweres

Saw ny yll den vyth ow gweres.

But nobody can help me.

Tom a vynn orthiv gweres Maria.

Tom wants me to help Mary.

Ev a dheuth omma rag ow gweres.

He came here to help me.

Ev a dheuth omma dhe’m gweres.

He came here to help me.

My a wayt y fynnydh ow gweres.

I hope that you'll help me.

Kernewekhe

Cornicize

Kernowekhe

Cornicise

abattya

strike down

abma

kiss

abusya

abuse

adheski

educate

adhveji

mature

adhvesi

ripen

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