Banshee

Banshee
Banshee Ban"shee, Banshie Ban"shie, n. [Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic Folklore) A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • banshee — 1771, from phonetic spelling of Ir. bean sidhe female of the Elves, from bean woman (from PIE *gwen ; see QUEEN (Cf. queen)) + sidhe, from sith fairy or sid fairy mound. Specifically, one who calls to the spirits of the dead …   Etymology dictionary

  • banshee — ► NOUN ▪ (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house. ORIGIN from Old Irish ben síde woman of the fairies …   English terms dictionary

  • banshee — or banshie [ban′shē] n. [Ir bean sidhe < bean, woman (see GYNO ) + sith, fairy] Celt. Folklore a female spirit believed to wail outside a house as a warning that a death will occur soon in the family …   English World dictionary

  • Banshee — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Banshee (homonymie). Banshee, illustration de W.H. Brooke pour les Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland de Thomas Crofton Croker, 1825. La banshee …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Banshee — The banshee (IPAEng|ˈbænʃiː), from the Irish bean sí ( woman of the or woman of the fairy mounds ) is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean… …   Wikipedia

  • Banshee — Die Bunworth Banshee, Illustration in Thomas Crofton Crokers Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825) Eine Banshee ([ˈbʲan ˈʃiː], vom irisch gälischen bean sí: „Frau von den Feen“, „Frau aus dem Feenreich“ oder auch „Geistfrau“ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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