aisling (Irish)

Where does "aisling" come from?

The Irish noun 'aisling', meaning 'dream' or 'vision', is inherited directly from the Old Irish feminine noun 'aislinge'[1]. Over its history, the word retained its core sense of a dream or vision, eventually also coming to designate a traditional genre of vision poetry[1].

Full etymology tree

• aisling (Irish), 'dream, vision'
  • inherited aislinge (Old Irish)

Descendants and derived words

• aislingeach (Irish)
• aislingeach (Irish)
• aislingeacht (Irish)

Related words

• oíche (Irish)

Sources

1. aisling (Irish) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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