Welshly

Definitions

In a Welsh manner.

Examples

“A sooner journey will be very combersome and jeopardous in regard of wayes, now deepe and dangerous, at all times steepe, craggy, and welshly teedious, wherefore (I trust⟳) his Maᵗⁱᵉ will not denie soe old a servaunt such a winter suite, but be as God unto me, who desireth not yᵉ death of a sinner, neither will yᵉ Kinge my master desire yᵉ death of a most loyally faithful subject.”

“The 3d named Jenkin James, a luſty young Fellow, about the ſame Heigth as Gaſtril, has a good freſh Complection, bred by trade⟳ a Taylor, but of late has been uſed to ſawing, talks very much Welſhly, and had on when he went away a coarſe red Coat and Waſtecoat, the Buttons and Button Holes of the Coat black”

“Shee, Q.C., appointed Judge⟳ of the Court of Record⟳ at Salford. Naturally Shee likes being courted. Pity it wasn’t in Wales, as then they would Welshly-and-grammatically speak⟳ of “appearing before Shee” as “appearing before Her.””

“They’d taught her to speak⟳ Welshly – she didn’t always, but she could.”

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