Welsh
Of or pertaining to WalesOf or pertaining to Wales.
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» Tom has welshed on the agreement.
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4 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to Wales.
walisisch
валли́йскийvallíjskij, уэ́льскийuélʹskij
валлі́йськийvallíjsʹkyj, уе́льськийuélʹsʹkyj, ве́льськийvélʹsʹkyj
of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
walisisch
валли́йскийvallíjskij
(not comparable)Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales.
(historical, not comparable)Indigenously British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation.
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.
Translations
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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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