faer

See also: fær

English

Etymology

From fae by analogy with the object and genitive pronoun her.

Pronoun

faer

1. (rare, nonstandard) Object case of fae.
   • 2016, Kim Zarzour, "Language Matters", Parkdale Villager (Parkdale, Toronto, ON), 22 September 2016, page 15:

     Vandikas' parents, for example, haven't yet fully embraced the concept. Faer mother once asked faer to help her understand how fae would like her to talk about faer.

   • 2019, Barbara Jane Davy, "Wyrd Ecology", thesis submitted to the University of Waterloo, page 134:

     Ewan emphasized that thinking about how faer ancestors would have lived gave faer a sense of appreciation for the ease and comfort of modern life.

Determiner

faer

1. (rare, nonstandard) Dependent genitive case of fae.
   • 2019, Barbara Jane Davy, "Wyrd Ecology", thesis submitted to the University of Waterloo, page 134:

     Ewan emphasized that thinking about how faer ancestors would have lived gave faer a sense of appreciation for the ease and comfort of modern life.

   • 2022, Novae Caelum, The Truthspoken Heir: The Stars and Green Magics - Season One‎^[1], unnumbered page:

     Fae had decked faerself in a modest amount of cheap jewelry, faer makeup inexpertly applied.

   • 2022, Sherry Paris, You Can Make a Difference!: A Creative Workbook and Journal for Young Activists‎^[2], page 24:

     Soul describes and shares part of the "I AM" poem which fae wrote for faer college application.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fae.

Derived terms

• faers
• faerself

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈeɾ/ [faˈeɾ]

Verb

faer

1. (Western) alternative form of facer

Conjugation

Conjugation of faer

infinitive		facer, faer
gerundive		faciendo, fayendo
participle		m fechu, f fecha, n fecho, m pl fechos, f pl feches
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	fago, faigo	faes	fai	facemos, faemos	facéis, faéis	faen
	imperfect	facía, faía	facíes, faíes	facía, faía	facíamos, facíemos, facíamos, faíemos	facíais, facíeis, faíais, faíeis	facíen, faíen
	preterite	fici, fixi	ficisti, ficesti, fixisti, fixesti	fizo, fixo	ficimos, ficiemos, fiximos, fixemos	ficistis, ficiestis, fixistis, fixestis	ficieron, fixeron
	pluperfect	ficiera, ficiere, fixera, fixere	ficieras, ficieres, fixeras, fixeres	ficiera, ficiere, fixera, fixere	ficiéramos, ficiéremos, fixéramos, fixéremos	ficierais, ficiereis, fixerais, fixereis	ficieran, ficieren, fixeran, fixeren
	future	fadré, fairé	fadrás, fairás	fadrá, fairá	fadremos, fairemos	fadréis, fairéis	fadrán, fairán
	conditional	fadría, fairía	fadríes, fairíes	fadría, fairía	fadríamos, fadríemos, fairíamos, fairíemos	fadríais, fadríeis, fairíais, fairíeis	fadríen, fairíen
subjunctive	present	faga, faiga	fagas, faigas	faga, faiga	fagamos, faigamos	fagáis, faigáis	fagan, faigan
	imperfect	ficiera, ficiere, fixera, fixere	ficieras, ficieres, fixeras, fixeres	ficiera, ficiere, fixera, fixere	ficiéramos, ficiéremos, fixéramos, fixéremos	ficierais, ficiereis, fixerais, fixereis	ficieran, ficieren, fixeran, fixeren
imperative			fai			facéi, faéi

Norman

Alternative forms

• fé (Jersey, continental Normandy)
• fer (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum.

Noun

faer m (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) iron