chwadal

Welsh

Alternative forms

• chadal, chwedl

Etymology

• North-western version of chwedl with characteristic final vowel /a/.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwadal/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwa(ː)dal/

Preposition

chwadal

1. (North Wales) as … says, as … used to say, in the words of

   Synonym: chwedl

   • 2010 December, Golwg‎^[1]:

     “Mae Cymry Cymraeg sydd yn mynd i swyddi o ‘bwys’, chwadal hwythau, lle maen nhw’n gallu ffurfio polisi a gwneud gwahaniaeth, â themtasiwn enfawr – nid o’u hewyllys nhw ond o natur y swydd – i blygu nôl gymaint ag y medran nhw i beidio â chael eu cyhuddo o fod yn eithafwyr, i beidio â chael eu cyhuddo o fod yn granciaid Cymraeg. Maen nhw mor barod i gyfaddawdu. Ond pan fo Sais yn dwad – yn cymryd diddordeb ac yn gweld bod yna rywbeth diddorol o gwmpas y diwylliant newydd yma mae’n dod i fyny iddo fo – gewch chi hwnnw yn fwy ymroddgar o lawer.

     “Welsh-speakers who go into jobs that are ‘important’, as they would have it, where they can form policy and make a difference, have a great temptation – not of their own volition but from the very nature of the job – to concede as much as they can in order not to be accused of being extemists, not to be accused of being Welsh-language cranks. They are so ready to compromise. But when an English-speaker comes along – and takes an interest and sees that there is something interesting about this new culture they come upon – that person is far more committed.

   • 2014 December 1, BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[2]:

     Pwy oeddet ti'n ei ffansio pan yn ieuengach? Valerie Singleton! Na, sgin i ddim cof o ffansio neb pan yn ieuengach, ond o'n i YN ffansio Kylie......ond do'n i ddim yn ifanc! 'I just can't get you out of my head', 'chwadal yr hen Sheila.

     Who did you fancy when you were younger? Valerie Singleton! No, I don't have any memory of fancying anyone when I was younger, but I DID fance Kylie......but I wasn't young! 'I just can't get you out of my head', in the words of the old Sheila.

References

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