How the Gaelic language influenced English with the word 'banshee'

'Banshee' is a word borrowed from Gaelic 'bean sídhe'. The word entered the English language some time around 1771.

banshee [noun] [1771]

A female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die

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Etymology: Irish 'bean sídhe' & Scottish Gaelic 'bean sìth' literally, woman of fairyland

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