Fomoriann.adj.

Brit.

/fə(ʊ)ˈmɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/foʊˈmɔriən/, Irish English

/fəˈmɒːriən/

Forms: 1700s– Fomorian, 1800s– Fomhorian (rare).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Irish, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Fomorii , -an suffix; Irish Fomóir , -ian suffix.

Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin Fomorii, plural (see Fomor n.) + -an suffix, and partly < Early Irish Fomór-, Fomóir (see Fomor n.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Fomor n.

Celtic Mythology.

A. n.

In Irish legend: a member of a fearsome people, usually considered to be giants or pirates, which inhabited Ireland until defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danann (Tuatha Dé Danann n.). Also (more rarely) in Scottish legend: a giant. Cf. Fomor n.The depiction of the Fomorians in Irish legend varies considerably, e.g. in some accounts they have goat- or horse-heads, and in others they have one eye, one arm, and one leg.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > specific types

Ascapartc1330

Zamzummim1530

Fomor1705

Fomorian1763

frost giant1828

ice giant1832

jotun1842

frost-power1863

1763 F. Warner Hist. Ireland i. 121 Soon after, there came into this island certain godless people of the stock of Nimrod the descendents of Ham, called Fomorians or giants.

1830 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 16 38 The other colonies, Fomorians, Firbolgs, Tuatha de Danans, &c., who are also stated to have occupied Ireland before the birth of Christ.

1921 L. Spence Introd. Mythol. xi. 294 Among these warring elements the Fomorians are a race of Titans.

1926 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 352 Scottish folk lore knows the giants as Fomorians. Tale after tale tells of their great boulder-throwing contests on the Scottish hills.

2005 Archaeol. Ireland 19 23/2 He [sc. the sun-god Lugh] crossed over the hill to convince the Fomorians that the sun rose in the west.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Fomorians.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of fabulous or mythical race of humans

hyperborean1613

Fomorian1793

sciapodous1798

sasquatch1966

1793 J. Hely tr. R. O'Flaherty Ogygia I. i. 19 Breas the first king of the Danans, being of the Fomorian race [L. e Fomoriis], by his father, and Danan, by his mother.

1888 J. Rhys Lect. Origin & Growth Relig. illustr. by Celtic Heathendom vi. 623 It is the Solar Hero Lug who ends the Fomorian battle of Moytura.

1891 W. B. Yeats John Sherman & Dhoya 173 One evening Fomorian galleys had entered the Bay of the Red Cataract.

2006 New Hibernia Rev. 10 102 The myth of Balor of the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king who invaded Ireland during the reign of the Tuatha Dé Danaan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fomorian
释义	Fomoriann.adj. Brit. /fə(ʊ)ˈmɔːrɪən/, U.S. /foʊˈmɔriən/, Irish English /fəˈmɒːriən/ Forms: 1700s– Fomorian, 1800s– Fomhorian (rare). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Irish, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Fomorii , -an suffix; Irish Fomóir , -ian suffix. Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin Fomorii, plural (see Fomor n.) + -an suffix, and partly < Early Irish Fomór-, Fomóir (see Fomor n.) + -ian suffix. Compare earlier Fomor n. Celtic Mythology. A. n. In Irish legend: a member of a fearsome people, usually considered to be giants or pirates, which inhabited Ireland until defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danann (Tuatha Dé Danann n.). Also (more rarely) in Scottish legend: a giant. Cf. Fomor n.The depiction of the Fomorians in Irish legend varies considerably, e.g. in some accounts they have goat- or horse-heads, and in others they have one eye, one arm, and one leg. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > fabulous or mythical human > giant > specific types Ascapartc1330 Zamzummim1530 Fomor1705 Fomorian1763 frost giant1828 ice giant1832 jotun1842 frost-power1863 1763 F. Warner Hist. Ireland i. 121 Soon after, there came into this island certain godless people of the stock of Nimrod the descendents of Ham, called Fomorians or giants. 1830 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 16 38 The other colonies, Fomorians, Firbolgs, Tuatha de Danans, &c., who are also stated to have occupied Ireland before the birth of Christ. 1921 L. Spence Introd. Mythol. xi. 294 Among these warring elements the Fomorians are a race of Titans. 1926 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 352 Scottish folk lore knows the giants as Fomorians. Tale after tale tells of their great boulder-throwing contests on the Scottish hills. 2005 Archaeol. Ireland 19 23/2 He [sc. the sun-god Lugh] crossed over the hill to convince the Fomorians that the sun rose in the west. B. adj. Of or relating to the Fomorians. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of fabulous or mythical race of humans hyperborean1613 Fomorian1793 sciapodous1798 sasquatch1966 1793 J. Hely tr. R. O'Flaherty Ogygia I. i. 19 Breas the first king of the Danans, being of the Fomorian race [L. e Fomoriis], by his father, and Danan, by his mother. 1888 J. Rhys Lect. Origin & Growth Relig. illustr. by Celtic Heathendom vi. 623 It is the Solar Hero Lug who ends the Fomorian battle of Moytura. 1891 W. B. Yeats John Sherman & Dhoya 173 One evening Fomorian galleys had entered the Bay of the Red Cataract. 2006 New Hibernia Rev. 10 102 The myth of Balor of the Evil Eye, the Fomorian king who invaded Ireland during the reign of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1763
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