feirie
American
[feer-ee]
/ ˈfɪər i /
adjective
Scot.
Etymology
Origin of feirie
1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) fery, equivalent to fer ( Old English fēre able-bodied, fit, derivative of fōr journey; fare ) + -y 1
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.