aisling

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/ˈæʃlɪŋ/

noun

A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.

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Meanings

nounaisling (plural aislings)

plural aislings

  1. A kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.

Origin

  1. Irishaisling
  2. Englishaisling

From Irish aisling.

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APA

aisling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aisling

MLA

“aisling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aisling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aisling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aisling.

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