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# fae

noun (the fae, fae — fantasy); preposition (fae — Scots)

«fae» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#m1)
2. (Scots) Fae means «from», as in «I'm fae Glasgow». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#m2)
3. (name/pronoun) Fae is sometimes used as a personal pronoun by a few people; it is rare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x1)
- Never eat the food of the fae, the old tale warned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x2)
- (Scots) Ma pal's fae Aberdeen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x3)
- The book was about a girl who made a deal with the fae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x4)
- (Scots) Ah got a letter fae ma gran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x5)
- Fae magic glittered in the moonlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fae» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fae» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fae.html) on Mova free.