One only has to turn on the Welsh Newspapers website to see how inconsistent the orthography of Welsh was in the 19 th century and how great the need for standardisation was.
Nid oes ond rhaid troi ar wefan Papurau Newydd Cymru i weld pa mor anghyson oedd orgraff y Gymraeg yn y ganrif cyn hynny a chymaint oedd yr angen am safoni.