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Strathspey a Scottish place name, and the name of a dance; truant, from the Welsh truan ` wretch 'or ` vagabond'; tory, from the Irish toriudhe ` robber 'or ` highwayman,' or from the Gaelic toir ` pursuit '(in origin the word referred to 17th century Irishmen who, having been dispossessed, became outlaws).
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Nid oedd efe yn yr holl ymffroft hya yn gwncnthur lliw o Greiydd ond Khagrcithivrr boewych, ar Rhagrith yw'r pechod uchela ar a ddichon Dyn cnawdol truan ei gyrraedd: Y mac hcfyd yn -
Bywyd a marwolaeth yr annuwiol dan enw mr. Drygddyn, wedi ei gyfieuthu i'r Gymraeg gan T. Lewys 1782
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1 Balchdcr fy*n gwneuthur Dyn truan mor AthycccA i*r Cythral yn y faih na*i gcllir pvvy - hod ai»dano ynddo ei fod ef ar lun a delw Duw.
Bywyd a marwolaeth yr annuwiol dan enw mr. Drygddyn, wedi ei gyfieuthu i'r Gymraeg gan T. Lewys 1782
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