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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.
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Pronunciation
Adjective
faie
- Magical, enchanted, or otherworldly; fey or fae.
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Noun
faie
- (rare) Something which is magical, enchanted, or otherworldly.
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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)
- (Jersey, anatomy, food) liver
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Portuguese
Verb
faie
- inflection of faiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative