Aibell

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In Irish mythology, Aibell (Aoibhell, Aeval) was a goddess or fairy queen of Munster. She determined if husbands were sexually satsifying their wives.

This theonym appears to be derived from Proto-Celtic **Oibel-ā*. The name literally means "burning fire," which may have been a byword for the notion of ‘ardour’ (q.v. [link] [link] [link]). The Romano-British form of this Proto-Celtic theonym is likely to have been **Oebla* (q.v. [link] [link] [link] [link]).

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