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)

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.

Translations

Community of bards

• Breton: goursez f
• Cornish: gorsedh f
• Welsh: gorsedd f

Anagrams

• Dodgers, dodgers, red dogs