faerie or faery

faerie or faery
fa|er|ie or fa|er|y [ `feıəri ] noun count
an old spelling of fairy

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • faerie — or faery [fā′ər ē, fer′ē] n. [OFr faerie (see FAIRY): E use due to Spenser] Archaic 1. fairyland 2. pl. faeries a fairy adj. Archaic fairy: Also written faërie or faëry …   English World dictionary

  • faery — /fay euh ree, fair ee/, n., pl. faeries, adj. faerie. Also, faëry. * * * …   Universalium

  • faery — see FAERIE (Cf. faerie) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Faery Wicca — La Faery Wicca ou Fairy Wicca (Wicca féerique en français) fait référence à un courant de la Wicca moderne qui accorde une importance primordiale aux fées, gnomes, esprits de la nature, et au petit peuple de manière générale, mais aussi au… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Faerie faith — See Fairy Faith for traditional beliefs. Faerie Faith is a Wiccan tradition that branched off from the Old Dianic tradition (later renamed McFarland Dianic) through the work of Mark Roberts and his high priestess, Epona.Landis, J. C. (2002). The… …   Wikipedia

  • faerie — also faery noun (plural faeries) Etymology: Middle English fairie more at fairy Date: 1579 1. fairyland 2. fairy 1 • faery adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • faery — I. noun see faerie II. adjective see faerie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • faery — /ˈfɛəri/ (say fairree) noun (plural faeries) 1. → faerie (defs 1 and 2). –adjective 2. → faerie (def. 3) …  

  • faerie — n. (also faery) archaic 1 Fairyland; the fairies esp. as represented by Spenser (the Faerie Queene). 2 (attrib.) visionary, fancied. Etymology: var. of FAIRY …   Useful english dictionary

  • faery — noun 1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers • Syn: ↑fairy, ↑faerie, ↑fay, ↑sprite • Hypernyms: ↑spiritual being, ↑supernatural being • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

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