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feirie

/ˈfɪəri/

feirie adjective: healthy; strong.

Adjective

feirie (comparative more feirie, superlative most feirie)

  1. healthy; strong
    • Doubt ye nocht, Sir, bot wee will get hir; Wee sall be feirie for till [fet] hir;1540, Sir David Lyndsay, Ane Satyre Of The Thrie Estaitis, Canongate Books, lines 397-398

Forms of feirie

comparativemore feirie
superlativemost feirie

Origin of feirie

From Late Middle English fery, equivalent to Old English fer, meaning "fit, able-bodied."

Questions about feirie

What does feirie mean?
Feirie means healthy; strong.
What part of speech is feirie?
Feirie is an adjective.
How do you pronounce feirie?
Feirie is pronounced /ˈfɪəri/.

Words near feirie in the dictionary

  1. feinter
  2. feinters
  3. feintest
  4. feinting
  5. feints
  6. feirie
  7. feis
  8. feiseanna
  9. feist
  10. feist dog
  11. feist dogs

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