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banshie |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bansshee \Bans"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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Banshee \Ban"shee\, Banshie \Ban"shie\, n. [Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house.
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