"faierie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /fæi̯(ə)ˈri(ə)/, /ˈfæi̯(ə)ri(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French faerie; equivalent to faie + -erie. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|faerie}} Old French faerie, {{af|enm|faie|-erie}} faie + -erie Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} faierie, {{enm-noun|-}} faierie (uncountable)
  1. The land or domain in which magical or mythological creatures live; the Otherworld. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology
    Sense id: en-faierie-enm-noun-KCzbnejD Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 25 26 24 19 7 Disambiguation of Mythology: 24 13 31 29 4
  2. The occult, esoteric, or magical arts or a product of them used for illusion (e.g. a phantasm). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology, Occult
    Sense id: en-faierie-enm-noun-sML1ADOB Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 25 26 24 19 7 Disambiguation of Mythology: 24 13 31 29 4 Disambiguation of Occult: 15 43 22 17 3
  3. (as a collective) Magical or mythological beings, beasts, or creatures. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology
    Sense id: en-faierie-enm-noun-FySg7-Aw Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 25 26 24 19 7 Disambiguation of Mythology: 24 13 31 29 4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -erie Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 7 38 9 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 9 43 11 8 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -erie: 28 6 48 9 9
  4. A magical or mythological being, beast, or creature. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mythological creatures, Mythology
    Sense id: en-faierie-enm-noun-fntpkOdC Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 25 26 24 19 7 Disambiguation of Mythology: 24 13 31 29 4
  5. (rare) Something which is untrue, invented, or fictional. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-faierie-enm-noun-DoclDukL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fairi, fairie, fairye, fayrye, feyrye, ffayery, ffeyrye

Alternative forms

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