Sithe vs Sidhe - What's the difference?
sithe | sidhe |
As nouns the difference between sithe and sidhe is that sithe is while sidhe is . As a verb sithe is or sithe can be (dialect|dated) to sigh.
sithe English
Etymology 1
Noun
( en noun)
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* 1669 , , Paradise Lost , Samuel Simmons, Book X:
- "and, whatever thing the sithe of time mows down, devour unspared" - Paradise Lost, Book X
Verb
Etymology 2
Corrupt regional pronunciation of sigh.
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sidhe Proper noun
( head)
Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie.
* 1906 , , Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God,
- Even Nera from the Sidhe could not do it; he is not made much of now; our learned one is not the light of our life now he is hidden away from us.
Alternative capitalization of sidhe.
* 1914 , ,
- Their reign has never ceased, but only waned in power a little, for the Sidhe still pass in every wind, and dance and play at hurley, and fight their sudden battles in every hollow and on every hill; but they cannot build their temples again till there have been martyrdoms and victories, and perhaps even that long-foretold battle in the Valley of the Black Pig.
* 2001 , , Spirits White as Lightning , page not numbered ,
- “‘Fun,’” Ria echoed. “You want to invite me to one of the Sidhe ’s High Holy Days—me —and you think it'll be 'fun'?”
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