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Definition fay

Etymology 1

From Middle English feyen, feien, from Old English f??an (“to join, unite”), from Proto-Germanic *f?gijan? (“to join”), from *f?g? (“joint, slot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pa?- (“to fasten, place”). Akin to Old Frisian f?gia (“to join”), Old Saxon f?gian (“to join”), Middle Low German fögen (“to join, add”), Dutch voegen (“to add, place”), Old High German fuogen (“to connect”) (German fügen (“to connect”)), Old English f?n (“to catch”). More at fang.

Verb

fay (third-person singular simple present fays, present participle faying, simple past and past participle fayed)

  1. To fit.
  2. To join or unite closely or tightly.
  3. To lie close together.
  4. To fadge.
Adjective

fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)

  1. Fitted closely together.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fegien, fæien (“to cleanse”), from Old Norse fægja (“to cleanse, polish”), from Proto-Germanic *f?gijan? (“to decorate, make beautiful”), from Proto-Indo-European *p??-, *p??- (“to clean, adorn”). Cognate with Swedish feja (“to sweep”), Danish feje (“to sweep”), German fegen (“to cleanse, scour, sweep”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, strike”). More at feague, fake, fair.

Verb

fay (third-person singular simple present fays, present participle faying, simple past and past participle fayed)

  1. (dialectal) To cleanse; clean out.

Etymology 3

Middle English faie, fei (“a place or person possessed with magical properties”), from Middle French feie, fee (“fairy", "fae”). More at fairy.

Noun

fay (plural fays)

  1. A fairy.
Adjective

fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)

  1. Fairy like.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of ofay.

Noun

fay (plural fays)

  1. (US slang) A white person.
Adjective

fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)

  1. (US slang) White; white-skinned.

Results 431 Words with the letters FAY

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9 letter words with the letters FAY 
8 letter words with the letters FAY 
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6 letter words with the letters FAY 
AERIFY 11
AFFRAY 14
ARGUFY 14
BARFLY 15
BASIFY 14
CASEFY 14
CHAFFY 19
CRAFTY 14
DAFTLY 13
DAYFLY 15
DEAFLY 13
DEFRAY 12
DRAFFY 15
DRAFTY 12
FAIRLY 12
FAKERY 15
FAMILY 15
FAULTY 13
FAYING 14
FEALTY 12
FEATLY 12
FLABBY 18
FLAGGY 16
FLAKEY 16
FLAPPY 18
FLASHY 14
FLATLY 13
FLAYED 13
FLAYER 12
FLOATY 12
FLYMAN 16
FLYWAY 17
FORAYS 11
FRAYED 12
FREAKY 15
FRIARY 11
FRYPAN 15
GADFLY 15
GASIFY 13
INFAMY 15
LAYOFF 15
MAYFLY 17
NAZIFY 21
ORFRAY 11
PACIFY 17
PANFRY 15
PAYOFF 17
RAMIFY 14
RAREFY 11
RARIFY 11
RATIFY 11
SAFELY 12
SAFETY 11
SALIFY 12
SAWFLY 15
WAFERY 14
YAFFED 15
5 letter words with the letters FAY 
BAFFY 16
DAFFY 14
FADDY 12
FAERY 10
FAIRY 10
FAKEY 14
FANCY 14
FANNY 12
FARCY 13
FATLY 11
FATTY 10
FAWNY 14
FAYED 11
FLAKY 15
FLAMY 14
FLAWY 14
FLAXY 18
FLAYS 11
FOAMY 13
FORAY 10
FRAYS 10
LEAFY 11
OFAYS 10
TAFFY 13
YAFFS 13
4 letter words with the letters FAY 
FAYS 9
FLAY 10
FRAY 9
OFAY 9
YAFF 12
3 letter words with the letters FAY 
FAY 8
2 letter words with the letters FAY 
AY 4
FA 5
YA 4

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