faie

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• fei, ffey, faye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛi̯(ə)/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯(ə)

Adjective

faie

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

Related terms

• fairye

Descendants

• English: fey, fae, fay

References

• “faie (adj. and n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Noun

faie

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

Descendants

• English: fey, fae, fay

References

• “faie (adj. and n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Etymology 2

From Old English fǣġe.

Adjective

faie

1. Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)

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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

• pâté dé faie (“liver pâté”)