Fráech

proper noun

The Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology who wooed Findabair and Treblann, but was drowned in a river in a duel with Cúchulainn.

OriginMiddle Irish Fráech ← Old Irish Fróech ← Proto-Celtic *wroikos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Irishhuman sciencesThe Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology who wooed Findabair and Treblann, but was drowned in a river in a duel with Cúchulainn.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*wroikos
  2. Old IrishFróech
  3. Middle IrishFráech
  4. EnglishFráech

From Middle Irish Fráech, from Old Irish Fróech, from fróech (“heather”), from Proto-Celtic *wroikos.

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Fráech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A1ech

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“Fráech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A1ech. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fráech,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fr%C3%A1ech.

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