The Elements

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

THE ELEMENTS.

Manred, the original form of all the materials, or all the constituents, that is, the elements, of which the first four of the five were dead, namely, calas, ¹ fluidity, breath, and fire, until God agitated them by uttering His Name, when instantly they became alive in one triumphant song, and manifested their condition.

Footnotes

371:1 p. 370 The root of this word is cal, the root-also of caled, hard; it is translated corporeity.