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gorsedd

/ˈɡɔːɹsɛð/

gorsedd noun: a community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish.

Noun

gorsedd (plural gorsedds or gorseddau)

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

Forms of gorsedd

pluralgorsedds
pluralgorseddau

Origin of gorsedd

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

Questions about gorsedd

What does gorsedd mean?
Gorsedd means a community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish.
What part of speech is gorsedd?
Gorsedd is a noun.
How do you pronounce gorsedd?
Gorsedd is pronounced /ˈɡɔːɹsɛð/.
What is the plural of gorsedd?
The plural of gorsedd is gorsedds.

Words near gorsedd in the dictionary

  1. Gorrs
  2. gorru
  3. gorrus
  4. gorry
  5. gorse
  6. gorsedd
  7. gorseddau
  8. gorsedds
  9. Gorseinon
  10. gorseland
  11. gorselands

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