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‖ fili|ˈfɪlɪ|
Also fileadh, filid(h.
[Ir. filí, fileadha, filidh, pl. forms of file poet.]
The name given in Irish to an ancient order of poets.
1876Encycl. Brit. V. 303/1 The Fili truly represents the οὐάτεις, or vates, who formed one of the orders of Druids, mentioned by Strabo. 1880Ibid. XIII. 250/2 The filid, whom we shall conventionally call bards..were part of the transformed Druidic order... An ollam fili, the highest grade of the order, was entitled to a large retinue of pupils. 1898J. Heron Celtic Ch. 30 Entrance into the ranks of the Ollamhs and the Fileadh (or poets). 1933Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Jan. 53/1 The filid, the poet⁓seers who have descendants in the land. 1957Ibid. 25 Oct. 636/2 The bards were reciters, employed by the fili, or professional poets. |