Welsh vs Gwatkin - What's the difference?
welsh | gwatkin |
*1985 , , In Search of the Trojan War :
*:The Tudors, it was argued, were of Welsh or ancient British descent.
(label) Foreign; non-native.
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*:By my hede sayd syr Gareth I wylle ryde vnto my lord sir launcelot for to helpe hym // ye shalle not soo said sir Bors by my counceylle / onles that ye were desguysed / ye shalle see me dysguysed said syre Gareth / and there with al he aspyed a wallysshe knyghte where he was to repose hym
Of or pertaining to Wales.
Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales. (See Derived terms.)
The Welsh language.
* 1832 , (Queen Victoria), journal, 6 Aug 1832:
(collectively) The people of Wales.
for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
A patronymic Welsh and English surname; derived from Watkin a pet name for the given name Walter. Originally 'ap Gwatkyn' or 'ap Gwatkin', meaning 'son of Watkin'.
* "Captain Gwatkin, of the brig Scout, had a narrow escape on the 28th ult. In attempting to step from the wharf on board his vessel, he missed his footing and fell into the river." The Courier . Hobart, Tasmania. 7 June 1845. [http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2948335]
As proper nouns the difference between welsh and gwatkin
is that welsh is the Welsh language while Gwatkin is a patronymic Welsh and English surname; derived from Watkin a pet name for the given name Walter. Originally 'ap Gwatkyn' or 'ap Gwatkin', meaning 'son of Watkin'.As an adjective Welsh
is (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation.As a verb welsh
is to swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.welsh
English
(wikipedia Welsh)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* Middle Welsh * Old Welsh * Welsher * Welshman * Welshness * Welshwoman * Welsh ale * Welsh Black * Welsh cake * Welsh chimney * Welsh cob * Welsh Corgi * Welsh dresser * Welsh lump * Welsh mountain pony * Welsh nephew * Welsh Not * Welsh onion * Welshpool * Welsh pony * Welsh rabbit * Welsh rarebit * Welsh terrier * Welsh web * Welsh yardProper noun
(en proper noun)- 9 minutes to 2. We just stopped to have our horses' mouths washed, and there all people spoke welsh .