banshee

  • 11Banshee — (BAN she) Variations: Bean Chaointe, Bean Nighe, Bean Sidhe, Beansidhe, Caoineag, Cointeach, Cyhiraeth, Cyoerraeth, Eur Cunnere Noe, GWRACH YRHIBYN, Kannerez Noz, Washer at the Banks, Washer at the Ford, Washer of the Shrouds Currently, the… …

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  • 12banshee — noun /bænˈʃiː/ In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. Originally a fairy woman singing a caoineadh (lament) for recently deceased members of the O’Grady, the… …

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  • 13banshee — UK [ˈbænʃiː] / US [ˈbænʃɪ] noun wail/howl/scream like a banshee to make a lot of unpleasant noise by shouting or crying Etymology: In old Irish stories, a banshee is a female spirit who cries loudly to warn that someone is going to die …

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  • 14banshee — /ban shee, ban shee /, n. (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die. Also, banshie. [1765 75; < Ir bean sidhe woman of a fairy mound;&#8230; …

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  • 15banshee — noun Banshee is used before these nouns: ↑wail …

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  • 16banshee — ban|shee [ˈbænʃi:] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Scottish Gaelic; Origin: bean sith, probably from Old Irish ben side woman of fairyland ] a female ↑spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die ▪ She was screaming like a&#8230; …

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  • 17banshee — ban|shee [ bænʃi ] noun wail/howl/scream like a banshee to make a lot of unpleasant noise by shouting or crying …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18banshee — [[t]bæ̱nʃiː[/t]] banshees N COUNT In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die …

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  • 19banshee — /ˈbænʃi/ (say banshee), /bænˈʃi/ (say ban shee) noun a supernatural being in Irish and Scottish mythology supposedly giving warning by its wails of an approaching death in the family. {Irish Gaelic bean sīdhe woman of the fairies} …

  • 20Banshee (Medienspieler) — Banshee Bildschirmfoto von Banshee 1.6.0 unter Linux Mi …

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