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Fuamnach

Fuamnach proper noun: midir's rejected first wife, who became jealous of Midir's lover Étaín, casting three spells on Étain, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.

Proper noun

Fuamnach

  1. (Irish) Midir's rejected first wife, who became jealous of Midir's lover Étaín, casting three spells on Étain, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.

Questions about Fuamnach

What does Fuamnach mean?
Fuamnach means midir's rejected first wife, who became jealous of Midir's lover Étaín, casting three spells on Étain, turning her into a pool of water, then into a worm, and then into a fly.
What part of speech is Fuamnach?
Fuamnach is a proper noun.

Words near Fuamnach in the dictionary

  1. fu`num`k
  2. fu`num`ked
  3. fu`num`king
  4. fu`num`ks
  5. fuage
  6. Fuamnach
  7. fuang
  8. fuangs
  9. fuar
  10. fuark
  11. fuars

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