chwipio

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Welsh

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Etymology

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chwip (whip) +‎ -io.[1]

Verb

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chwipio (first-person singular present chwipiaf, not mutable)

  1. to whip
    • 1898, Beriah Gwynfe Evans, “Chapter 7 (Gyda'r Aelodau)”, in Dafydd Dafis, page 48:
      “Wel, deydwch wrtha i, Mistar Ellis,” ebra fi, “ble mae’r chwip gynoch? Mi rydw i’n dallt mai chwi fydd yn chwipio’r aelodau ’ma pan fydd eiso; []
      “Well, tell me, Mister Ellis,” I said, “where’s the whip you have? I understand that you will be whipping these members when it is over; []

References

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