Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Eisteddfod

The meetings of the Welsh bards and others, now held annually, for the encouragement of Welsh literature and music. (Welsh, “a sessions,” from eistedd, to sit.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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