feye

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English fǣġe, from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz.

Alternative forms

• faie, fay, faye, fei, fey, veie, vey, veye
• fæie, fæy, feaye, feiȝe, vaiȝe, væie (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæi̯(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /fɛi̯/, /fɛ̞ː/ (Northern)
• IPA^(key): /ˈvæi̯(ə)/ (Southern)
• Rhymes: -æi̯(ə)

Adjective

feye

1. Doomed; marked or destined for death.
2. On or near one's deathbed; dying.
3. (rare) Leading to death; fatal, killing.
4. (rare) Unlucky, unfortunate.
5. (rare) Weak, afflicted, or vulnerable.

Descendants

• English: fey, fay
• Scots: fey

References

• “fei(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Etymology 2

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.

Borrowed from Old French feie (modern French foie), from Latin fīcātum.

Alternative forms

• fee, fey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæi̯(ə)/
• Rhymes: -æi̯(ə)

Noun

feye

1. (rare) The liver as used in cooking.

References

• “fei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛj/

Noun

feye f (plural feyes)

1. daughter