Meaning banshee
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banshee1771, from phonetic spelling of Irish bean sidhe "female of the Elves," from bean "woman" (from PIE *gwen-; see queen) + sidhe, from sith "fairy" or sid "fairy mound [..]
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bansheea female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the underworld
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banshee(n) (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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bansheeThe supposed domestic spirit of certain Irish or Highland Scottish families, supposed to take an interest in its welfare, and to wail at the death of one of the family. The Welsh “Cyhyraeth.& [..]
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bansheeWailing female spirit or ghost
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banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)
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