Etymology

gorsedd

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Today it means: A community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish. Full definition →

Welsh gorsedd
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  1. Welsh · borrowed fromgorsedd“throne”
  2. English todaygorsedd

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

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