Aífe
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See also: aife
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Irish Aífe; compare Modern Irish Aoife.
Proper noun
Aífe
- (Irish mythology) Either of two figures of Irish mythology:
- A female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.
- One of the wives of Lir, who turned her stepchildren into swans; featured in Oidheadh chloinne Lir ("Fate of the Children of Lir").