sidhe

/ (ʃiː, ˈʃiːdɪ) /

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pl n the sidhe

the inhabitants of fairyland; fairies

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Word Origin for sidhe

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

Words nearby sidhe

side whiskers, sidewind, sidewinder, side with, sídh, sidhe, Sidi-bel-Abbès, Sidi Ifni, siding, sidle, Sidley

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How to use sidhe in a sentence

Irish sidhe-gaoithe, same sound and meaning, where gaoithe is wind: 'wind-fairies': called 'fairy-blast' in Kildare.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
Three voices sung the song, and it was as though one of the sidhe played a harp to cast a spell upon men.
A Book of Myths|Jean Lang
What are the conclusions arrived at with regard to these Fir Sidhe?
The Testimony of Tradition|David MacRitchie
To return, however, to the Sidhe people of the British Islands.
The Testimony of Tradition|David MacRitchie

The Sidhe have been, like the Angels, from before the making of the earth.
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, First Series|Lady Gregory