fairye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ffayery, fayrye, ffeyrye, faierie, feyrye, fairi, fairie

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French faerie; equivalent to faie +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛi̯(ə)ri(ə)/

Noun

fairye (uncountable)

1. The land or domain in which magical or mythological creatures live; the Otherworld.
2. The occult, esoteric, or magical arts or a product of them used for illusion (e.g. a phantasm).
3. (as a collective) Magical or mythological beings, beasts, or creatures.
4. A magical or mythological being, beast, or creature.
5. (rare) Something which is untrue, invented, or fictional.

Descendants

• English: fairy, fairie, faerie, faery
• Scots: fairy, faerie, faery

References

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