Aífe

See also: aife

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish Aífe; compare Modern Irish Aoife.

Proper noun

Aífe

  1. (Irish mythology) Either of two figures of Irish mythology:
    1. A female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.
    2. One of the wives of Lir, who turned her stepchildren into swans; featured in Oidheadh chloinne Lir ("Fate of the Children of Lir").

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