Contionary:fylchu

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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.	fylchu^ɴ	fylchuan^ʜ	fylchuaın^ʟ	fylchuaın^ʟ
ᴘʟ.	fylchuaın^ʟ	fylchuan^ɴ	fylchuaınb	fylchuaın^ʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	fylchuna	fylchuaın^ʟ	fylchuaınb	fylchuna^ʟ

Noun

fylchu (runic:ᛓᛦᛧᚷᚢ)

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

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