chwidlo

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχwɪdlɔ/

Etymology 1

English wheedle +‎ -o.

Verb

chwidlo (first-person singular present chwidlaf, not mutable)

  1. to wheedle
    Synonyms: cocsio, denu, swcro

Etymology 2

English whiddle +‎ -o.

Verb

chwidlo (first-person singular present chwidlaf, not mutable)

  1. to inform on, to tell on, to whiddle
    Synonyms: prepian, dweud (ar)

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “wheedle”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwidlo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “chwidlo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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