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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)
Adjective
fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)
- 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)
- (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)
- A fairy.
Adjective
fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)
- Fairy like.
Etymology 4
Abbreviation of ofay.
Noun
fay (plural fays)
- (US slang) A white person.
Adjective
fay (comparative more fay, superlative most fay)
- (US slang) White; white-skinned.
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