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Welsh
Etymology
Literally “to say the (proper) order, to say the rule”.
Verb
dweud y drefn (first-person singular present dywedaf y drefnaf)
- (intransitive) to lay down the law
- Synonym: rhoi'r ddeddf i lawr
- (with wrth) to tell off, to scold
- Synonyms: ceryddu, dwrdio, dannod
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dweud y drefn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies