Morrígan

See also: Mórrígan

Old Irish

Etymology

From mór (“great”) +‎ rígan (“queen”). Some posit an (otherwise unattested) Old Irish mor cognate with Old English mare as in nightmare, with the compound meaning "phantom queen".

Proper noun

Morrígan f

1. (Irish mythology) The Mórrígan

See also

• Badb
• Macha
• Nemain

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Morrígan, morrígu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language