"fey" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæi̯(ə)/, /ˈvæi̯(ə)/ [Southern-Middle-English]
Rhymes: -æi̯(ə) Etymology: Inherited from Old English fǣġe, from Proto-West Germanic *faigī, from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|fǣġe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English fǣġe, {{inh+|enm|ang|fǣġe}} Inherited from Old English fǣġe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faigī}} Proto-West Germanic *faigī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*faigijaz}} Proto-Germanic *faigijaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} fey, {{enm-adj}} fey
  1. Marked, fated for, or destined for death; doomed.
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-adj-enm:marked_for_death
  2. Approaching or near one's deathbed; about to pass away. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-adj-ANa2r8ZR Disambiguation of Death: 10 32 39 17 2 0
  3. (rare) Tending to cause or leading to death; dangerous. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-adj-8XfDER9Q Disambiguation of Death: 10 32 39 17 2 0
  4. (rare) Having bad luck; frowned upon by fate or fortune. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Death, Meats
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-adj-PgVTi2Xe Disambiguation of Death: 10 32 39 17 2 0 Disambiguation of Meats: 14 13 26 37 4 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 19 57 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 11 20 54 3 3
  5. (rare) Weak, afflicted, or vulnerable. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-adj-ZTkLJmL8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: feye, fay, faie, veie, veye, faye, fei, vey, fæie, væie, fæy, feiȝe, vaiȝe, feaye [Early-Middle-English]

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæi̯(ə)/
Rhymes: -æi̯(ə) Etymology: Borrowed from Old French feie (modern French foie), from Latin fīcātum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|feie|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French feie, {{bor+|enm|fro|feie}} Borrowed from Old French feie, {{cog|fr|foie}} French foie, {{der|enm|la|fīcātum}} Latin fīcātum Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} fey
  1. (rare) The liver as used in cooking. Tags: rare Synonyms: fee
    Sense id: en-fey-enm-noun-enm:liver
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fey",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The liver as used in cooking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liver",
          "liver"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) The liver as used in cooking."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:liver"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfæi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æi̯(ə)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fee"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fey"
}

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