pl.n. Mythology A people who invaded and inhabited Ireland. They were defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danaan. [Irish, from Old Irish : fir, plur. of fer, man; see wī-ro- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + bolg, perhaps genitive plur. of bolg, bag (literally, "men of bags," perhaps from the notion that warriors "swell" with heroic valor in battle ); see bhelgh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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