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Sidhe
//ʃiː// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.
"1906, Augusta, Lady Gregory, A Book of Saints and Wonders, Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God, Even Nera from the Sidhe could not do it; he is not made much of now; our learned one is not the light of our life now he is hidden away from us."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of sidhe. alt-of
"Their reign has never ceased, but only waned in power a little, for the Sidhe still pass in every wind, and dance and play at hurley, and fight their sudden battles in every hollow and on every hill; but they cannot build their temples again till there have been martyrdoms and victories, and perhaps even that long-foretold battle in the Valley of the Black Pig."
Noun
- 1 A supernatural creature of Irish and Scottish folklore, living in Sidhe; a fairy.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From an ellipsis of Irish aos sídhe (people of the fairy mound).
Etymology 2
From Irish; see Sidhe.
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