Firbolgn.

/fɪəˈbɒl(ə)ɡ/

Etymology: Irish, ulterior etymology obscure: perhaps < Old Irish fir plural of fear man + bolg genitive plural of bolg bag, belly, thus ‘men of the bags (or bellies)’; or possibly (Pokorny) cognate with Gaulish Belgae < Indo-European *bhel-gh-/*bhol-gh-.

A name given in Irish legend to an early colonizing people of Ireland. Also transferred.

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Firbolg1797

1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 313/1 The Firbolgs were..expelled or totally subdued..by the Tuath de Dannans.

1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 626/1 According to ancient native legends, I[reland] was in remote times peopled by tribes styled Firbolgs and Danauns, eventually subdued by Milesians or Gaels.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 210 The rude Firbolg mind of his listener had drawn his mind towards it and flung it back again.

1938 L. MacNeice I crossed Minch ii. xvi. 240 Flora..answered..that Firbolgs were prehistoric and anyway ought to be called Ciuthachs.

1968 Times 15 Oct. 13/5 Production of fairyland lustre began in November 1915: gnomes, pixies,..fey creations, including the ‘firbolgs’, a peculiarly unappealing class of little men with big eyes.

1971 It 2 June 24/1 The..Formorians, Fir-Bolgs and de-Danaans are all remembered as being of semi-human stock.

Derivatives

Firˈbolgian adj. of or pertaining to this people.

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Firbolgian1936

1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger i. 8 Families of the reverberating cognomens and Firbolgian descent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	firbolg
释义	Firbolgn. /fɪəˈbɒl(ə)ɡ/ Etymology: Irish, ulterior etymology obscure: perhaps < Old Irish fir plural of fear man + bolg genitive plural of bolg bag, belly, thus ‘men of the bags (or bellies)’; or possibly (Pokorny) cognate with Gaulish Belgae < Indo-European bhel-gh-/bhol-gh-. A name given in Irish legend to an early colonizing people of Ireland. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] > ancient Irish Firbolg1797 1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 313/1 The Firbolgs were..expelled or totally subdued..by the Tuath de Dannans. 1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 626/1 According to ancient native legends, I[reland] was in remote times peopled by tribes styled Firbolgs and Danauns, eventually subdued by Milesians or Gaels. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 210 The rude Firbolg mind of his listener had drawn his mind towards it and flung it back again. 1938 L. MacNeice I crossed Minch ii. xvi. 240 Flora..answered..that Firbolgs were prehistoric and anyway ought to be called Ciuthachs. 1968 Times 15 Oct. 13/5 Production of fairyland lustre began in November 1915: gnomes, pixies,..fey creations, including the ‘firbolgs’, a peculiarly unappealing class of little men with big eyes. 1971 It 2 June 24/1 The..Formorians, Fir-Bolgs and de-Danaans are all remembered as being of semi-human stock. Derivatives Firˈbolgian adj. of or pertaining to this people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [adjective] > ancient Irish Firbolgian1936 1936 M. Franklin All that Swagger i. 8 Families of the reverberating cognomens and Firbolgian descent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1797
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