fae

[ fey ]

plural noun
  1. a plural of fairy: the lands of the fae.

noun,plural faes.
  1. Also called faer·ie [fair-ee] /ˈfɛər i/ . (in modern fantasy fiction) fairy (def. 1): A werewolf would never strike out at a fae, unless the pack were attacked.

Origin of fae

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; see origin at fay1; see also fairy

synonym study For fae

See fairy.

Words Nearby fae

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How to use fae in a sentence

  • Often she exclaimed with solemn fervency, "The gift I hae is fae aboon, an' what He gies daurna be hidit."

  • He went straight to him, but the store was still open, and Peter fae was standing in the door, three of his neighbors with him.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Neither Peter fae, nor his daughter, were likely to exalt any one who humbled himself.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Margaret Vedder says she saw him alive and gave him water, and went 149 back for Peter fae.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Peter fae, if any one can answer that question, 162 thou can; thou and thy daughter Margaret.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for fae

fae

/ (feɪ) /


preposition
  1. a Scot word for from

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