"faierie" meaning in All languages combined

See faierie on Wiktionary

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: 26 30 25 17 3 Disambiguation of Mythology: 22 19 28 27 3
  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: 26 30 25 17 3 Disambiguation of Mythology: 22 19 28 27 3 Disambiguation of Occult: 15 43 23 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: 26 30 25 17 3 Disambiguation of Mythology: 22 19 28 27 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -erie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 10 36 10 17 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -erie: 21 13 34 19 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 8 44 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 5 50 5 6
  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: 26 30 25 17 3 Disambiguation of Mythology: 22 19 28 27 3
  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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