Contionary:fylchu

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse fylgjukona, fylgikona ("woman follower"), but remodelled after Goidelic fáelchú ("wolf-hound").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈfˠiːlˠxˠə/ [ˈfʷɪˑɫ͡ɫ̥ɐ]

Inflection of fylchu

Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	fylchuɴ	fylchuanʜ	fylchuaınʟ	fylchuaınʟ
ᴘʟ.	fylchuaınʟ	fylchuanɴ	fylchuaınb	fylchuaınʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	fylchuna	fylchuaınʟ		fylchunaʟ

Noun

fylchu (runic:ᛓᛦᛧᚷᚬ)

1. (mythology) An apparition haunting adulterers;
2. (hence) An obsessive mistress who stalks the cheat.