HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › Gàidhlig › bean-nighe
← Back to search

Meaning of bean-nighe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

The washerwoman, a creature in Scottish mythology, akin to the Irish bean sí. She appears at a body of water (river, lake, or stream), washing the clothes (sometimes bloodstained) of somebody for whom death is near, as a warning to the person's family that death will come soon.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
See all A1 Gàidhlig words →

See also

bean-phòsda bean-reic bean-seinn bean-shìdh bean-smàlaidh bean-taighe

Learn this word in context

See bean-nighe used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free