gorsedd

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/ˈɡɔːɹsɛð/

noun

A community of bards, usually Welsh, but sometimes Breton or Cornish.

OriginWelsh gorsedd →
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Meanings

noungorsedd (plural gorsedds or gorseddau)

plural gorsedds · plural 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

Origin

  1. Welshgorsedd“throne”
  2. Englishgorsedd

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

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Translations

Welsh gorsedd
  • gorseddCommunity of bards
Cite this entry
APA

gorsedd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorsedd

MLA

“gorsedd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorsedd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gorsedd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gorsedd.

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