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fand
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Fandnoun
A fairy and the wife of Manannan mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
Etymology: From fanden, fandien, from fandian, from fandōnan, from pent-. Cognate with fanljien, dialectal vanden, fahnden. Related to find.
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Fand
Fand ("tear", "teardrop of beauty") or Fann ("weak, helpless person'") is an otherworldly woman in Irish mythology. The two forms of her name are not phonetic variants, but two different words of different meaning and the history of her name is debated.
Webster Dictionary
Fand
imp. of Find
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Fand
Fand is an early Irish sea goddess, later described as a "Queen of the Fairies". Her name is variously translated as "Pearl of Beauty" or "A Tear". She is seen as the most beautiful of goddesses, associated with the Other World islands of pleasure, youth and women. Fand appears in the Ulster Cycle tale, Serglige Con Culainn first as an otherworldly sea bird, and later as an avenging goddess. In her sea bird form, she flies with a flock of enchanted birds, with each pair joined together by a silver chain. Fand, flying with her sister Lí Ban, stands out from the rest as they are connected by a gold chain. The hero Cúchulainn hurls stones at the seabirds, one of which passes through Fand's wing feathers. Later, Fand and Lí Ban return in the form of "Otherworldly women" and confront him on the shore of the lake. They beat Cúchulainn with horsewhips until he falls ill and lies abed for a year, unable to rise. Cúchulainn eventually regains his health by the favor of Fand when, via negotiators, Cúchulainn reluctantly agrees to travel to the Fand's otherworld island and help her in a battle against her foes. Cúchulainn and Fand then become lovers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fand
fand (Spens.), pa.t. of Find.
Fand
fand, Fond, fond, v.i. (Spens.) to try, attempt. [A.S. fandian.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fand in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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