On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Lugh. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as lug and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lugh meaning
A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.
Synonyms of Lugh
Using Lugh
- The main meaning on this page is: A pre-Christian Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cian and Ethniu.
- Useful related words include: lug, celtic deity.
- In the example corpus, lugh often appears in combinations such as: lugh was, but lugh, of lugh.
Context around Lugh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lugh
- In this selection, "lugh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, consequently, use, kill, faces, shoots and sets stand out and add context to how "lugh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but lugh spares his and celebration of lugh s triumph. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lugh" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lugh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lugh had a son, Ibic, by Nás. (7 words)
Lugh was the greatest assassin in the world until the organization he gave his entire life to betrayed him. (19 words)
Under the guidance of Lugh Aengus later tricked his father out of his home at the Brú na Bóinne ( Newgrange ). (20 words)
Stokes 1891, pp. 75–81 The sons of Tuireann When the sons of Tuireann : Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba kill Lugh's father, Cian (who was in the form of a pig at the time), Lugh sets them a series of seemingly impossible quests as recompense. (45 words)
Lugh faces Balor, who opens his terrible, poisonous eye that kills all it looks upon, but Lugh shoots a sling -stone that drives his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomorian army behind. (38 words)
Sling-stone Lugh used the "sling-stone" (cloich tabaill) to slay his grandfather, Balor the Strong-Smiter in the Battle of Magh Tuired according to the brief accounts in the Lebor Gabála Érenn. op. cit. (35 words)
Example sentences (14)
Consequently, Lugh was unable to refuse their request to use Lugh's currach (coracle) or boat, the "Wave-Sweeper" (Irish Sguaba Tuinne main).
Lugh faces Balor, who opens his terrible, poisonous eye that kills all it looks upon, but Lugh shoots a sling -stone that drives his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomorian army behind.
Stokes 1891, pp. 75–81 The sons of Tuireann When the sons of Tuireann : Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba kill Lugh's father, Cian (who was in the form of a pig at the time), Lugh sets them a series of seemingly impossible quests as recompense.
Lugh was the greatest assassin in the world until the organization he gave his entire life to betrayed him.
But Lugh spares his life on the condition that he teach the Tuatha Dé Danann how and when to plough, sow and reap.
Despite Tuireann's pleas, Lugh denies them the use of one of the items they have retrieved, a magic pigskin which heals all wounds.
However, Lughnasadh itself is a celebration of Lugh's triumph over the spirits of the Otherworld who had tried to keep the harvest for themselves.
Lugh had a son, Ibic, by Nás.
On that note it is worth noting that the ultimate Irish warrior hero Cu Chulainn is cited as the son of Lugh.
Sling-stone Lugh used the "sling-stone" (cloich tabaill) to slay his grandfather, Balor the Strong-Smiter in the Battle of Magh Tuired according to the brief accounts in the Lebor Gabála Érenn. op. cit.
The Tuatha Dé Danann are at that time oppressed by the Fomorians, and Lugh is amazed how meekly they accept this.
Under the guidance of Lugh Aengus later tricked his father out of his home at the Brú na Bóinne ( Newgrange ).
When Cúchulainn lay wounded after a gruelling series of combats during the Táin Bó Cuailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley), Lugh appeared and healed his wounds over a period of three days.
Words containing Lu, as in the word Lugh itself, or lo or le, have appeared for millennia always meaning light or sun or sun god.
Common combinations with lugh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lugh was 2×
- but lugh 2×
- of lugh 2×