Welsh
The Welsh languageThe Welsh language.
» Tom has welshed on the agreement.
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5 senses(uncountable)The Welsh language.
(countable, uncountable)An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
(countable, uncountable)An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Louisiana, United States, named for early landowner Henry Welsh.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, named for an early settler.
Examples
49 sentencesTom has welshed on the agreement.
I've never welshed on a bet.
Tom has welshed on his debt.
I never welsh on a deal.
I've never welshed on a bet yet.
Origin
From Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Anglian Old English wǣlisċ (“Briton; Roman; CelFrom Middle English Walsch, Welische, from Anglian Old English wǣlisċ (“Briton; Roman; Celt”), from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“Celt; later Roman”) (thus cognate with German welsch, Dutch Waals, Danish vælsk, Old Norse valskr), from *walhaz (“Celt, Roman”) (compare Old English wealh), from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Volcae (recorded only in Latin contexts).
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