"fae" meaning in Scots

See fae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /feː/
Etymology: Variant of frae. Head templates: {{head|sco|prepositions|head=}} fae, {{sco-prep}} fae
  1. (especially Northern Scots) from Tags: Northern-Scots, especially
    Sense id: en-fae-sco-prep-dYV6RYmZ Categories (other): Northern Scots, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions
     
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  "etymology_text": "Variant of frae.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fae",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fae",
      "name": "sco-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northern Scots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where are you from?",
          "text": "Whaur are ye fae?",
          "translation": "Where are you from?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from"
      ],
      "id": "en-fae-sco-prep-dYV6RYmZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially Northern Scots) from"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Scots",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/feː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fae"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Variant of frae.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "prepositions",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fae",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fae",
      "name": "sco-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Northern Scots",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots prepositions",
        "Scots terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Where are you from?",
          "text": "Whaur are ye fae?",
          "translation": "Where are you from?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "from"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially Northern Scots) from"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-Scots",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/feː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fae"
}

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