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CANONAU BEIRNIADAETH LENOROL
1. Y mae i'r gair canon ystyr. a hanes diddorol. Fel hyn:
I.—Kάνών I. Any straight rod or bar: in Homer, Kάνώνες are two rods running across the hollow of the shield, through which the arm was passed, to hold it. 2. A rod used in weaving; the shuttle or quill by which the threads of the woof were passed between the threads of the warp. 3. A carpenter's rule: metaph.: A rule or level ray of light. 4. A beam or tongue of the balance: pl.—the keys or stops of a flute.
II.—Metaph. like Lat. norma, a rule or standard of excellence: so, the old Greek authors were called Kάνώνες, rules or models of excellence, classics; and the books received by the Church as a rule of faith and practice are called the Canon or Canonical Scriptures.—(LIDDELL AND SCOTT).
2. Ymdriniwyd eisoes ag ystyr ffigurol, bennaf y gair,—patrymau rhagoriaeth, y
