Etymology

fayre

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Today it means: Fair, beautiful. Full definition →

Middle English fayr ← Old English fæġer
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fayre · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromfæġer
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfayr
  3. English todayfayre

From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer.

fayre · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromfēriae
  2. Old French · derived fromfoire
  3. English todayfayre

From Old French foire, from Latin fēriae.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfayr all →

fairFaircloughFarson

Old Englishfæġer all →

fairFairfieldFairfordFairhurstFarebrotherFairhallFairmead

Old Frenchfoire all →

fair

Latinfēriae all →

fairferiefetti

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