Fay — Fay, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See {Faith}.] Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faith — (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid}, {Bide}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Faith cure — Faith Faith (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fay Weldon — CBE (born 22 September 1931) is a British novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive… … Wikipedia
Fay — /fay/, n. a female given name, form of Faith. Also, Faye. * * * (as used in expressions) Lucille Fay LeSueur Du Fay Morgan le Fay * * * … Universalium
Fay — fem. proper name, in some cases from M.E. fei, O.Fr. fei faith, or else from FAY (Cf. fay) fairy … Etymology dictionary
fay — fay1 [fā] n. [ME faie < OFr fée < VL fata, one of the Fates < L fatum: see FATE] a fairy fay2 [fā] n. [ME fei < OFr: see FAITH] Archaic faith: used in oaths fay3 [fā] vt., vi … English World dictionary
fay — fay1 /fay/, n. a fairy. [1350 1400; ME faie, fei < MF feie, fee L Fata FATE] fay2 /fay/, n. Obs. faith. [1250 1300; ME fai, fei < AF, var. of feid FAITH] fay3 … Universalium
fay — I [[t]feɪ[/t]] n. myt fairy 1) • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME faie, fei < MF feie, fee II fay [[t]feɪ[/t]] n. obs. faith • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME fai, fei < AF, faith III fay [[t]feɪ[/t]] n. off sts sl.: extr. disp. and off. ofay … From formal English to slang
faith — [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo European *bhidh , *bhoidh (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
