— eisteddfodic , adj.
/uy stedh"vod, ay stedh"-/ , n. , pl. eisteddfods, eisteddfodau /ay'stedh vod"uy, uy'stedh-/ .
(in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians.
[ 1815-25; eistedd sitting + fod, var. (by lenition) of bod being ]