Filí
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This article needs to be renamed from < Filí > (with fada) to < Fili > (no fada).[lower-alpha 1]
< fili > (plural: filid, filidh).
..."Member of a privileged
powerful caste of poets,
diviners and seers in early Ireland.
To be distinguished from the
lower-status bard and the brehon...[1]
The fili (or filè)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] (Old Irish pronunciation: [/ˈfʲilʲi/]), plural filid, filidh (or filès), was a member of an elite class of poets in Ireland, and later Scotland, up until the Renaissance.[lower-alpha 4] The filid were believed to have the power of divination, and therefore able to foresee, foretell, predict – important events.[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]
In an early society where most people were illiterate – including its hierarchy of chieftains, sub-kings and kings – the oral tradition was an important means of communicating current news and historical events.[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] As both a poet and storyteller, the fili would hope to gain a professional reputation for the authenticity and reliability of their information.[lower-alpha 9]
See also wiktionary: [lower-alpha 1]
- Old Irish < fili >[lower-alpha 1] ..."poet, seer".[lower-alpha 4]
- Old Irish < filidecht > ..."poetry, divination".
- Modern Irish < file > ..."poet".[lower-alpha 10]
- Modern Irish < filí >[lower-alpha 1] ...plural of file.