forwyr

Updated: July 2, 2026

We now went on like brothers, conversing, but always walking at great speed. I learned from him that he was a market-gardener living at Bangor, and that Bangor was three miles off. On the stars shining out we began to talk about them. Pointing to Charles's Wain I said, "A good star for travellers." Whereupon pointing to the North star, he said: "I forwyr da iawn a good star for mariners."

George Henry Borrow - Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery