"Aífe" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Old Irish Aífe; compare Modern Irish Aoife. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sga|Aífe}} Old Irish Aífe Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aífe
  1. (Irish mythology) Either of two figures of Irish mythology:
    A female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.
    Tags: Irish Categories (topical): Irish mythology
    Sense id: en-Aífe-en-name-GT1uPu~- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Irish mythology) Either of two figures of Irish mythology:
    One of the wives of Lir, who turned her stepchildren into swans; featured in Oidheadh chloinne Lir ("Fate of the Children of Lir").
    Tags: Irish Categories (topical): Irish mythology
    Sense id: en-Aífe-en-name-DfiS5GS8 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aoibhe, Aoife
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