faie
Galician
Verb
faie
- inflection of faiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French feie, fee, from Old French fae, from Vulgar Latin Fāta.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfæi̯(ə)/
- Rhymes: -æi̯(ə)
Adjective
faie
- Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “faie, adj. and n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.
Noun
faie
- (rare) Something which is magical, enchanted, or otherworldly.
Descendants
References
- “faie, adj. and n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.
Etymology 2
Adjective
faie
- 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)
Derived terms
- pâté dé faie (“liver pâté”)
Portuguese
Verb
faie
- inflection of faiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative