Definition of
Fey
- (adj, all) suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday - (adj, all) slightly insane
- (adj, all) suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
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Origin of the word Fey
- "of excitement that presages death," from O.E. f?ge "doomed to die," also "timid;" and/or from O.N. feigr, both from P.Gmc. *faigjo- (cf. M.Du. vege, M.H.G. veige "doomed," also "timid," Ger. feige "cowardly"). Preserved in Scottish. Sense of "displaying unearthly qualities" and "disordered in the mind (like one about to die)" led to mo… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper