fay (redirected from fays)

fay ¹  (f)

tr. & intr.v. fayed, fay·ing, fays

To join or fit closely or tightly.

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[Middle English feien, from Old English fgan; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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fay ²  (f)

n.

A fairy or an elf.

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[Middle English faie, enchanted person or place, from Old French fae; see fairy.]

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fay ³  (f)

n. Archaic

Faith: "Sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late" (Shakespeare).

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[Middle English fai, from Anglo-Norman fei, fed; see faith.]

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fay¹

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a fairy or sprite

adj

1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) of or resembling a fay

2. Informal pretentious or precious

[from Old French feie, ultimately from Latin fātum fate]

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fay²

vb

to fit or be fitted closely or tightly

[Old English fēgan to join; related to Old High German fuogen, Latin pangere to fasten]

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fay³

n

an obsolete word for faith

[from Anglo-French feid; see faith]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fay - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers faerie, faery, fairy, sprite spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous fairy godmother - a female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Morgan le Fay - (Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur Puck, Robin Goodfellow - a mischievous sprite of English folklore Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore tooth fairy - a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out water spirit, water sprite, water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water

Translations

fay

n (liter, = fairy) → Fee f