bean sí — meaning in English

English meaning

• banshee noun In Irish folklore, a female spirit whose mournful wailing is said to warn a household that a death is coming.
• fairy noun A small, magical being of human shape, often shown with wings in folklore and fiction.

Senses

bean sí is used for these senses in English:

• banshee (Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
• fairy (mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

banshee — full definition

1. noun In Irish folklore, a female spirit whose mournful wailing is said to warn a household that a death is coming.
2. noun Informally, a loud, shrieking or bad-tempered woman (or, by extension, anyone making a piercing wailing noise).

Related Irish words