gorsedd
English
Etymology
From Welsh gorsedd (“throne”), itself a compound of gor- (“super-, over-”) + sedd (“seat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːɹsɛð/
Noun
gorsedd (plural gorsedds or gorseddau)
- 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.
Translations
Community of bards
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