faie

Galician

Verb

faie

  1. inflection of faiar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. 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

  1. Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae.
Descendants
  • English: fey, fae, fay
References

Noun

faie

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

faie

  1. 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)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy, food) liver

Derived terms

Portuguese

Verb

faie

  1. inflection of faiar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative