ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ar gefn ei geffyl

Etymology

Literally "atop his white horse".

Prepositional phrase

ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn

1. (idiomatic) on one's high horse, arrogant

   Synonym: taro'r tant mawr

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	ar gefn fy ngheffyl gwyn	ar gefn ein ceffyl gwyn
Second person	ar gefn dy geffyl gwyn	ar gefn eich ceffyl gwyn
Third person	ar gefn ei geffyl gwyn m ar gefn ei cheffyl gwyn f	ar gefn eu ceffyl gwyn

Related terms

• (North Wales) ar gefn ei geffyl cwta (“in a bad temper”)