ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "atop his white horse".

Prepositional phrase

ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn

  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 gwyn ar gefn ein ceffyl gwyn
second person ar gefn dy geffyl gwyn ar gefn eich ceffyl gwyn
third person ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn m
ar gefn ei cheffyl gwyn f 		ar gefn eu ceffyl gwyn
  • (North Wales) ar gefn ei geffyl cwta (“in a bad temper”)
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