LEANAN SIDHE

Meaning of LEANAN SIDHE in English

[Folklore] On the Isle of Man, the Leanan Sidhe is a vampiric female spirit, while on in Ireland she is the muse of poetry. Those who are inspired by her usually live a glorious, but short life.

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SIDHE — noun also shee ˈshē ( plural sidhe or sidhes ) Etymology: partly from Irish sīdh fairy hill; partly from Irish …
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SIDHE — [Folklore] Sidhe (pronounced 'shee') literally means "people of the (fairy) hills". It is the Gaelic name for the fairies in …
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SÍDHE — Сид
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FOLKLORE MYTHOLOGY
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DAOINE SIDHE — [Folklore] The divine folk of Old Irish folklore. After the Tuatha Dé Danann were defeated by the Milesians (Gaels), those …
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BEAN SIDHE — [Folklore] In Irish folklore, the Bean Sidhe (woman of the hills) is a spirit or fairy who presage a death …
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AES SIDHE — [Celtic] 'The people of the hills', collective name for the old Irish gods who dwell in hills.
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BANSHEE — noun Etymology: Irish bean sídhe & Scottish Gaelic bean sìth, literally, woman of fairyland Date: 1771 a female spirit in …
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SHEE — variant of sidhe
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BANSHEE — noun also ban·shie ˈban(ˌ)shē ( -s ) Etymology: Scottish Gaelic bean-sīth, from or akin to Old Irish ben sīde woman …
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SÍDH — /shee/ , n. , pl. sídhe /shee/ . Irish Folklore. 1. a mound or hill in which fairies live. 2. …
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BANSHEE — /ban"shee, ban shee"/ , n. (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to …
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BANSHEE — noun Etymology: Irish bean sídhe & Scottish Gaelic bean sìth, literally, woman of fairyland Date: 1771 : a female spirit …
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BANSHEE — [ ban'ʃi: , 'banʃi: ] ■ noun (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in …
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BANSHEE — [ban.shee] n [Ir bean sidhe & ScGael bean sith, lit., woman of fairyland] (1771): a female spirit in Gaelic folklore …
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BANSHEE — Irish Bean Sidhe, Scots Gaelic Ban Sith (woman of the fairies) supernatural being in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose …
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BANSHEE — / bænˈʃiː; NAmE ; ˈbænʃiː/ noun (in Irish stories) a female spirit who gives a long sad cry as a …
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IMPALPABLE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For we have not clung to obsolete and impalpable assumptions concerning our society purely as …
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FAIRYLAND — Synonyms and related words : Agapemone, Arcadia, Big Rock-Candy Mountain, Canaan, Cloudcuckooland, Cockaigne, Eden, Eldorado, Erewhon, Garden of Eden, Goshen, …
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FAERIE — Synonyms and related words : Agapemone, Arcadia, Big Rock-Candy Mountain, Canaan, Cloudcuckooland, Cockaigne, Eden, Eldorado, Erewhon, Garden of Eden, Goshen, …
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TUATHA DÉ DANANN — [Celtic] In Irish-Celtic mythology, the Tuatha Dé Danann ("People of the goddess Danu") are the Irish race of gods, founded …
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CELTIC MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Celtic mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abandinus; Abarta; Abellio; Abhean; Abnoba; Achall; Achtan; …
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BEAN NIGHE
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BANSHEE — [Folklore] Common name for the Irish Bean Sidhe. In Scotland the banshee is known as caoineag (wailing woman) and, although …
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СИД — Sídhe
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