fae

[ fey ]

plural noun

1. a plural of fairy:

   the lands of the fae.

noun

, plural faes.

1. Also called faer·ie [fair, -ee]. (in modern fantasy fiction) fairy ( def 1 ):

   A werewolf would never strike out at a fae, unless the pack were attacked.

fae

/ feɪ /

preposition

1. a Scot word for from

Word History and Origins

Origin of fae¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; fay ¹( def ); fairy ( def )

Synonym Study

See fairy.

Example Sentences

Often she exclaimed with solemn fervency, "The gift I hae is fae aboon, an' what He gies daurna be hidit."

From Project Gutenberg

He went straight to him, but the store was still open, and Peter Fae was standing in the door, three of his neighbors with him.

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Neither Peter Fae, nor his daughter, were likely to exalt any one who humbled himself.

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Margaret Vedder says she saw him alive and gave him water, and went 149 back for Peter Fae.

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Peter Fae, if any one can answer that question, 162 thou can; thou and thy daughter Margaret.

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More About Fae

What does fae mean?

Fae is a Scottish preposition that means “from.”

English is spoken differently in different places, and the Scottish dialect (called Scots) comes with some of its own words.

Example: Mary asked James, “Whaur are ye fae?” meaning “Where are you from?”

Where does fae come from?

Fae is pronounced like fay, rhyming with pay or may. The first records of its use come from the 1700s from the poetry of Alexander Ross, but it certainly may have been used in speech before that. It may be a shortening of the older Scottish preposition frae, which may be related to the preposition fro (as in to and fro), which comes from the Old English word fram, meaning “from.”

Fae can be used in most of the same ways that from is used, which is quite a lot. Still, use of fae is typically limited to speakers from Scotland and surrounding areas. Fae is sometimes also used as another word for faeries (or fairies), the mythical pixie creatures fae folklore.

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What are some synonyms for fae?

• from

What are some words that share a root or word element with fae? 

• fro

What are some words that often get used in discussing fae?

• Scots
• Scottish
• preposition
• dialect

How is fae used in real life?

If you’re traveling in Scotland or reading old Scottish poetry, watch out for fae. If you’re traveling in a mystical fairyland, watch out for the other kind of fae.

Nite fae wee Steve! pic.twitter.com/Vg2hts84oG

— Oor Red Raiph 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇮🇩🇪 (@raiphsays) February 6, 2020

Whit part of Ireland are you fae? Leith! pic.twitter.com/x0qwrxozU3

— Sean (@Sean67_) February 6, 2020

 

Try using fae!

Is fae used correctly in the following sentence?

I am originally fae Scotland but grew up in London.