Pryddest (noun)
pru-thest
In Welsh poetry: a long poem in free metre.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in National Eisteddfod for year 1865. From Welsh pryddest from prydu to compose poetry + -est, of unknown origin (also found apparently independently in gloddest feast, carousal, bloddest rejoicing, applause).
Example sentences
“The crowd silent at the dramatic end to the pryddest.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
