bwrw'n ôl

Welsh

Verb

bwrw'n ôl (first-person singular present bwriaf yn ôl)

  1. to throw back, to repulse
    Synonyms: taflu'n ôl, gwrthdroi
  2. to reflect
    Synonym: adlewyrchu
  3. (idiomatic) to put off, to throw back, to defer
    Synonyms: gadael heibio, oedi

Quotations

  • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[1], gohiriaf: gohirio, gohir, goïr, page 1444:
    Oedi hyd ryw amser neu adeg yn y dyfodol, bwrw'n ôl, gadael heibio am y tro, aros, tario, ymdroi, hwyhau
    To postpone until some time or point in the future, to put off, to let past for the time being, to wait, to tarry, to linger, to prolong
  • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[2], gwrthdaflaf: gwrthdaflu, page 1717:
    Taflu (goleuni, gwres, &c.) yn ôl, bwrw'n ôl, adlewyrchu
    To throw (light, heat, &c.) back, to cast back, to reflect
  • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[3], treiglaf, treigliaf: treiglo, treiglio, page 1718:
    bwrw'n ôl, gwrthdroi
    to throw back, to turn back