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Welsh
Etymology
From the Bible, Luke 9:62, see quotation.
Pronunciation
Proverb
rhoi llaw ar yr aradr
- (idiomatic) to put one's hand to the plough, to begin an undertaking
1588, William Morgan, transl., Y Beibl : Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, 1st edition, London: Humphrey Toy, Yr Efengyl sanctaidd yn ôl S. Lᴠᴄ 9:1:[…] nid oes neb a'r a rydd ei law ar yr aradr, ac a edrycho ar ei ôl yn gymmwys i deyrnas Dduw.- No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.