sidhe

British  

/ ˈʃiːdɪ, ʃiː /

plural noun

1. the inhabitants of fairyland; fairies

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Etymology

Origin of sidhe

C18: from Irish Gaelic aos sídhe people of the fairy mound; compare _banshee

Example Sentences

Beyond lay the terror of Scotland, a barren, cold land with its folk tales of sith, or aes sídhe, supernatural undead beings who lived in the Land of the Dead, having been driven into remote areas by invaders.

From Salon

Brushing aside Emer’s questions — and ours — Bean Sidhe explains that Con has offended the gods of Africa with “his right-wing-spin shenanigans,” and he’s about to be murdered by Anansi, the West African trickster god.

From Washington Post

“To prove your love for him,” Bean Sidhe says, “you have to let go of your love.”

From Washington Post

As Bean Sidhe warns, “There’s no sense to be had here anymore. We’re past all sense of sense.”

From Washington Post

“He’ll never sit beside you at the hearth,” the Sidhe tells Emer, “Or make old bones, but die of wounds and toil, on some far shore or mountain, a strange woman beside his mattress.”

From New York Times