fey

fey
/fay/, adj.
1. Brit. Dial. doomed; fated to die.
2. Chiefly Scot. appearing to be under a spell; marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil.
3. supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures.
4. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to precede death.
5. whimsical; strange; otherworldly: a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey manner.
[bef. 900; ME; OE faege doomed to die; c. ON feigr doomed, G feig cowardly]

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