Middle English Dictionary Entry
faie adj. and n.
Entry Info
| Forms | faie adj. and n. Also fei. |
| Etymology | OF faé (ppl. of faer) & fée, feie n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Possessed of magical powers or properties; enchanted, enchanting; as noun: a person or place possessing such powers or characteristics.
Associated quotations
- c1390 Disp.Christian & J.(Vrn)184 : A place..As paradys þe clene..ffeire ffloures to fille, ffeire in þat ffey.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2317 : [Narcissus] wende ther were an ymage Of such a Nimphe as tho was faie.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.1019 : Every man it hath supposed, How that my wif Constance is faie.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)4.1321 : The beaute faye upon her face Non erthly thing it may desface.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.3769 : Jason was a faie kniht, For it was nevere of mannes miht The Flees of gold so forto winne.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.4105 : In sondri wise hir forme changeth, Sche [Medea] semeth faie and no womman.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2446 : Þurȝ myȝt of Morgne la Faye.