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===Noun===
===Noun===
'''fylchu''' (''runic:'''ᛓᛦᛧᚷᚢ''''')
'''fylchu''' (''runic:'''ᛓᛦᛧᚷᚬ''''')
# (''mythology'') An apparition haunting adulterers.
# (''mythology'') An apparition haunting adulterers;
# (''hence'') An obsessive mistress who stalks the cheat.
# (''hence'') An obsessive mistress who stalks the cheat.


[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Annerish lemmata]] [[Category:Annerish nouns]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Annerish lemmata]] [[Category:Annerish nouns]]

Latest revision as of 07:16, 22 May 2023

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. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
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.