Sidhe

sidhe sìdhe English Etymology From en ga sídhe, older form of ga sí fairy mound. That sense is found in English only as en sidhe. The sense “fairies”, an ellipsis of ga aos sí aos sídhe people of the fairy mound, is not found in Irish. Pronunciation en /ʃiː/ en iː 1 en she sidhe Xi Proper noun en proper noun en plural-only A race of supernatural beings found in Gaelic folklore, analogous to fairies or elves. en 1914 w:William Butler Yeats s:Rosa alchemica 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. en 2001 w:Mercedes Lackey; w:Rosemary Edghill Spirits White as Lightning http://books.google.com/books?id=ispqCirVSvQC&pg=PT46&dq=%22sidhe%22&hl=en&ei=D3tHTrfUB8WdmQWgt_XuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=%22sidhe%22&f=false page not numbered “‘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'?” Noun * en sidhe fairy en 2008 Mercedes Lackey; Roberta Gellis And Less Than Kind a Sidhe looked up at Aurilia and the thin voice whined, "But if the iron and silver that the Sidhe of the Bright Court set in Alhambra are removed, they will know someone has been there." en 2017 Emma L. Adams Mortal Heir "I never knew a Sidhe who died before her, but common knowledge is that when a Sidhe dies, their body is consumed by their own magic. Then, a few days later, they come back, as though they never died at all. But when she died, that didn't happen. I waited. Days. Weeks. She didn't come back. And then I started hearing rumours from the Courts—that when any Sidhe dies, they're no longer reborn." "Seriously?" I hadn't known how the Sidhe lived forever. " Anagrams en dehis deshi Ihdes shide hides Heids shied Shide en Irish mythology