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| has gloss | eng: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. She also appears in other 17th century literature, and in various guises in later poetry, drama and cinema. In the play her activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio, in which she is described as a miniature creature who drives her chariot into the noses and to the brains of sleeping people to compel them to experience dreams of wish-fulfillment. She would also bring the plague in some occasions. She is also described as a midwife to help sleepers give birth to their dreams. Mercutios Speech |
| lexicalization | eng: Queen Mab |
| instance of | (noun) a deity worshipped by the Celts Celtic deity |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: In der britisch-vorchristlich-keltischen Mythologie ist Mab oder Mæve eine aus der Triade der Göttinnen, die durch die Triskele symbolisiert werden. Diese drei – Mab, Meagreave und Claw – sind Töchter der allmächtigen Muttergottheit, welche die Urmutter der Welt darstellt und der griechisch-römischen Gaia entspricht. Mab gilt als Göttin der Erde, allen erdgebundenen Getiers und der Landpflanzen. Die Erschaffung der Kelten (Menschen) wird in manchen Überlieferungen ihr zugeschrieben. |
| lexicalization | deu: Mab |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Regina Mab è la fata del dramma di Shakespeare Romeo e Giulietta, che appare anche in altre opere della letteratura del XVII secolo, e successivamente in varie forme nella poesia, nella drammaturgia e nel cinema. |
| lexicalization | ita: Regina Mab |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Mab er ifølge engelsk folklore feenes dronning. Mab beskrives av Mercutio i William Shakespeares Romeo og Julie. |
| lexicalization | nor: Dronning Mab |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: En el folklore inglés, la Reina Mab es un hada. Fue memorablemente descrita en un discurso en Romeo y Julieta, en la cual ella es una criatura en miniatura que conduce su carro a través de las caras de personas durmientes y les obliga a soñar y a cumplir sus deseos. |
| lexicalization | spa: Reina Mab |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Mab var i den keltiska mytologin älvornas barnmorska. Mab, som förmodligen betyder "son", sågs som ansvarig för drömmarna eftersom de ansågs komma från älvorna. |
| lexicalization | swe: Mab |
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