ar gefn ei geffyl

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “on the back of one's horse”.

Prepositional phrase

ar gefn ei geffyl

  1. (idiomatic) on one's high horse, arrogant
    Synonym: taro'r tant mawr

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)
singular plural
first person ar gefn fy ngheffyl ar gefn ein ceffyl
second person ar gefn dy geffyl ar gefn eich ceffyl
third person ar gefn ei geffyl m
ar gefn ei cheffyl f 		ar gefn eu ceffyl
  • (North Wales) ar gefn ei geffyl cwta (“in a bad temper”)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ar gefn ei geffyl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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