simple past tense and past participle of welsh

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of welsh

plural of Welsh

(linguistics) Abbreviation of Welsh English.

(now historical) (Native) British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who inhabited much of Britain before the Roman occupation. / Of or pertaining to Wales.

(uncountable) The Welsh language. / (collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. / A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.

An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt. / An Irish surname, a variant of Walsh.

The quality or characteristic of being Welsh

(derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt. / (derogatory, sometimes offensive) To go back on one's word.

(historical) A piece of wood or similar object used to discourage the speaking of Welsh in schools. Any child overheard speaking Welsh was given the "not", and the child who had it at the end of the day would be punished.