fionn

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 273 words | Copyright

fionn, fionn- [Ir., fair, bright, white, lustrous, light-hued]. ModIr. spelling of a concept whose OIr. and MidIr. spellings are find and finn. Of the several figures named Find, Finn, or Fionn, all but Fionn mac Cumhaill are known here under the OIr. and MidIr. spellings.

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