faierie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fairi, fairie, fairye, fayrye, feyrye, ffayery, ffeyrye === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French faerie; equivalent to faie +‎ -erie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fæi̯(ə)ˈri(ə)/, /ˈfæi̯(ə)ri(ə)/ === Noun === faierie (uncountable) The land or domain in which magical or mythological creatures live; the Otherworld. The occult, esoteric, or magical arts or a product of them used for illusion (e.g. a phantasm). (as a collective) Magical or mythological beings, beasts, or creatures. A magical or mythological being, beast, or creature. (rare) Something which is untrue, invented, or fictional. ==== Descendants ==== English: fairy, fairie, faerie, faery Scots: fairy, faerie, faery ==== References ==== “fairīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.