gorsedd

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Etymology

From Welsh gorsedd (throne), itself a compound of gor- (super-, over-) + sedd (seat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːɹsɛð/

Noun

gorsedd (plural gorsedds or gorseddau)

  1. A community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish.
    • 1911, William Caine, “Of a Gorsedd at the Great Stones”, in Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., editor, An Angler at Large[1], page 189:
      Now a Gorsedd is a competition for Bardic honours.

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