FEY


Meaning of FEY in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' f ā

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English feye, from Old English f ǣ ge; akin to Old High German feigi doomed and perhaps to Old English f ā h hostile, outlawed ― more at FOE

Date: before 12th century

1 a chiefly Scottish : fated to die : DOOMED b : marked by a foreboding of death or calamity

2 a : able to see into the future : VISIONARY b : marked by an otherworldly air or attitude c : CRAZY , TOUCHED

3 a : excessively refined : PRECIOUS b : quaintly unconventional : CAMPY

– fey · ly adverb

– fey · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.