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oppidan adj. 5L oppidanus < oppidum, town6 of a town; urban n. a person living in a town
"An oppidan harridan, a bean sidhe."
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I knew "harridan," but not "bean sidhe." Looked up "sidhe" and found they're fairy folk of various types. What's the 'bean' designation? Fair folk found around beans, or something else?
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Bean is gaelic = woman. "sidhe" is pronounced "shee" Ever hear of a banshee"?
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So banshee comes from bean sidhe? Female fairy folk? Cool!
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