Definitions
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- noun A community of
bards , usually Welsh, but can also refer to the Breton and Cornish communities.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We have the biggest stone ever to come out of the quarry on the island in the middle of our pond - and the gorsedd circle we built in 2003 all came from the quarry.
Archive 2007-08-01 Glyn Davies 2007
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We have the biggest stone ever to come out of the quarry on the island in the middle of our pond - and the gorsedd circle we built in 2003 all came from the quarry.
Bowen and Sons of Cefn Coch Glyn Davies 2007
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When the whole order is assembled, the chief of bards ascends the _gorsedd_, and from his laurel and flower-bedecked chair opens the session, by repeating aloud the mottoes of the order, viz.: "_Y gwir yn erbyn y byd_, _yn ngwyneb haul a llygad goleuni_," or
The Poetry of Wales John Jenkins
treeseed commented on the word gorsedd
A gorsedd (plural gorseddau), is a community of bards. The word means "throne" in Welsh. It is occasionally spelled gorseth (especially in Cornwall), or Goursez in Brittany
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gorsedd
So it's a board of bards?
January 25, 2008
asativum commented on the word gorsedd
Not many around these days, so it's no horde. Just a bored bard board.
January 25, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gorsedd
How could a board of bards get bored? They're bards!
January 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word gorsedd
I encountered a gorsedd once, in a benighted cwm. I applied to join them, but the bored bard board barred me. I shouldn't have bared my beard.
January 26, 2008
mollusque commented on the word gorsedd
Could have been worse if they'd admitted you and then kicked you out. Then you'd have been a debarred bearded bard. And if you were reesetee, you'd've been a debarred bearded bird bard.
January 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gorsedd
But I'm not bearded, just birdie.
*checks chin to be sure*
January 27, 2008
treeseed commented on the word gorsedd
beer and bread See board
January 27, 2008