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Celtchar

Celtchar proper noun: a leading figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: an Ulster warrior described as tall, grey, and ugly, and who wields a spear called Luír Cheltchair, and who killed Blaí Briugu after the latter slept with his wife Brig Bretach.

Proper noun

Celtchar

  1. (Irish) A leading figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: an Ulster warrior described as tall, grey, and ugly, and who wields a spear called Luír Cheltchair, and who killed Blaí Briugu after the latter slept with his wife Brig Bretach.

Forms of Celtchar

alternative formCeltchair
alternative formCeltar
alternative formKeltchar

Questions about Celtchar

What does Celtchar mean?
Celtchar means a leading figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: an Ulster warrior described as tall, grey, and ugly, and who wields a spear called Luír Cheltchair, and who killed Blaí Briugu after the latter slept with his wife Brig Bretach.
What part of speech is Celtchar?
Celtchar is a proper noun.

Words near Celtchar in the dictionary

  1. celt
  2. Celt-Iberian
  3. Celt-Iberians
  4. CELTA
  5. CELTAs
  6. Celtchar
  7. Celtdom
  8. Celtiberi
  9. Celtiberian
  10. Celtiberians
  11. Celtic

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