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# fay

noun (a fay, fays — old or poetic); a name (Fay, Faye)

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

## Everyday

1. (old, poetic) A fairy: a small magical being in old stories and poems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#m1)
2. (a name) Fay or Faye is a woman's first name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#m2)
3. (Morgan le Fay) The name of a magical woman, an enchantress, in the stories of King Arthur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#m3)

### In the lessons

In fairy tales, old poems and fantasy books, a fay is a fairy; it gives the writing an old-fashioned, magical feel. In King Arthur stories, Morgan le Fay is Arthur's half-sister and a sorceress. Otherwise it is mostly met as a name. Phrases: «Morgan le Fay», «the fays of the forest».

### Examples

- In the old poem, a fay danced in the moonlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x1)
- Morgan le Fay was a powerful enchantress in the Arthur stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x2)
- My aunt's name is Fay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x3)
- The children pretended to be fays in the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x4)
- The story told of a fay who granted three wishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x5)
- Faye is spelled with an «e» in some families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fay/#x6)

### Note

Old-fashioned word; in everyday English people say «fairy». As a name it takes a capital: Fay or Faye. Pronounced like «day» with an «f». Not to be confused with «fey», which means strange and dreamy.

## On Mova

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