English Explanatory Dictionary

Cú Roí

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A king of Munster and sorcerer who was killed by Cúchulainn and avenged by his son, Lugaid mac Con Roí, who was subsequently killed by Conall the Victorious.

Pronunciation

/ˌkuː ˈɹɔɪ/

Word forms

Cú Roí

Etymology

The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield".

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