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Briccriu

Briccriu proper noun: in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: a warrior, poet, and troublemaker who once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún Rudraige.

Proper noun

Briccriu

  1. (Irish) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: a warrior, poet, and troublemaker who once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún Rudraige.

Forms of Briccriu

alternative formBricriu
alternative formBriccirne
alternative formBricne

Questions about Briccriu

What does Briccriu mean?
Briccriu means in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: a warrior, poet, and troublemaker who once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún Rudraige.
What part of speech is Briccriu?
Briccriu is a proper noun.

Words near Briccriu in the dictionary

  1. bric-a-bracs
  2. bric-à-brac
  3. bric-à-bracs
  4. bricabrac
  5. bricabracs
  6. Briccriu
  7. Brice
  8. bricelet
  9. Briceni
  10. Briceno
  11. Bricenos

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