aisling

noun

ais·​ling

ˈī-shliŋ

plural aislings or aislingi

ˈī-shliŋ-ē

: a poetical or dramatic description or representation of a vision

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic, dream, vision, from Old Irish aislinge

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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