fae
part of speech
noun (the fae, fae — fantasy); preposition (fae — Scots)
meaning for a pupil
1) (fantasy) The fae are fairies or fairy folk in stories and legends, especially in Celtic tales; fae can also describe things belonging to them. tree →
2) (Scots) Fae means «from», as in «I'm fae Glasgow». tree →
3) (name/pronoun) Fae is sometimes used as a personal pronoun by a few people; it is rare. tree →
sense in the lessons
Fantasy books and games (the fae courts, fae magic); Scottish speech heard in films and in Scotland. Phrases: the fae folk, fae magic, (Scots) fae here.
examples
- In the story, the fae lived under the hill. tree →
- Never eat the food of the fae, the old tale warned. tree →
- (Scots) Ma pal's fae Aberdeen. tree →
- The book was about a girl who made a deal with the fae. tree →
- (Scots) Ah got a letter fae ma gran. tree →
- Fae magic glittered in the moonlight. tree →
note
Say «fay». Fae (fairies) is an old spelling of fay. The Scots «fae» is dialect for «from»; in school English write «from». Fairies are not real; they are folklore.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fae» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.