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Meaning of Sidhe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʃiː

Definitions

  1. Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.
  2. A supernatural creature of Irish and Scottish folklore, living in Sidhe; a fairy.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of sidhe.
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Equivalents

Gàidhlig sluagh sìdhe

Examples

“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.”
“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.”
““‘Fun,’” Ria echoed. “You want to invite me to one of the Sidhe’s High Holy Days—me—and you think it'll be 'fun'?””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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