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- proper noun Irish mythology The son of the
Dagda of theTuatha Dé Danann who fell in love withÉtaín , receivingAengus 's help to make her his new bride.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They made one big mistake in not tracking Al-Midir and Al-Hamzi, these two hijackers who were in Malaysia in 2000 that they knew about.
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Midir was a recruit in the bodyguard, still stumbling over his feet when the assembly trumpet blew on the day Kolder came to Gorm.
Witch World Norton, Andre 1963
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She and Midir fly away in the form of two swans, linked by a chain of gold.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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She has already forgotten all but Midir and the life so long ago in the Land of
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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Princess Etain, of the race of the Tuatha, and wife of Midir, was born again as the daughter of Queen Medb, the wife of Ailill.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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When they have been married a year, there comes Midir from the Land of Youth.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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And Etain and Midir, that were changed into wild white swans
The Wings of Love 1922
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Like the lovers Angus and Midir, and their loved ones, Caer and Etain,
The Wings of Love 1922
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Then suddenly there stood Midir in the midst of them: Midir the Proud; never had he seemed fairer than then.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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Every door in it was locked; and the whole place filled with the cream of the war-host of the Gael, and apprehension on everyone, they not knowing would it be war and violence with Midir, or what it would be.
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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