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Firbolg

Firbolg noun: the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland, descended from the Muintir Nemid, an earlier group who abandoned Ireland and went to different parts of Europe.

Noun

Firbolg pl (plural only)

  1. (Irish, plural, plural-only) The fourth group of people to settle in Ireland, descended from the Muintir Nemid, an earlier group who abandoned Ireland and went to different parts of Europe.

Forms of Firbolg

alternative formFirbholg
alternative formFir Bholg
alternative formFir Bolg

Questions about Firbolg

What does Firbolg mean?
Firbolg means the fourth group of people to settle in Ireland, descended from the Muintir Nemid, an earlier group who abandoned Ireland and went to different parts of Europe.
What part of speech is Firbolg?
Firbolg is a noun.

Words near Firbolg in the dictionary

  1. firangis
  2. Firbank
  3. Firbankian
  4. Firbeck
  5. Firbholg
  6. Firbolg
  7. firbound
  8. Firby
  9. fircone
  10. fircones
  11. Firdaus

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