faie

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French feie, fee, from Old French fae, from Vulgar Latin Fāta.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛi̯(ə)/

Adjective

faie

  1. Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae.
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Noun

faie

  1. (rare) Something which is magical, enchanted, or otherworldly.
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Etymology 2

From Old English fǣġe.

Adjective

faie

  1. Alternative form of fey (marked for death)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French feie, foie, from Late Latin fīcātum (liver), from Latin iecur fīcātum (fig-stuffed liver).

Noun

faie f (plural faies)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy, food) liver

Derived terms

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