feith

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English

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Noun

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feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

  1. Obsolete spelling of faith.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn).[1]

Verb

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feith (present analytic feitheann, future analytic feithfidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feite)

  1. watch
  2. watch over; guard

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page feith

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of foi), from Latin fidem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feith (plural feiths)

  1. faith

Descendants

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  • English: faith
  • Scots: faith
  • Yola: faaighe, faighe, faigh, fythe

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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feith (past dh'fheith, future feithidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feithte)

  1. wait
  2. stay, remain

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN, page feith