feirie

feirie

English

Etymology

from Late Middle English fery, equivalent to Old English fer, meaning fit, able-bodied

Pronunciation

/ ˈfɪər i /

Adjective

feirie (comparative more feirie, superlative most feirie)

1. healthy; strong
   • 1540, Sir David Lyndsay, Ane Satyre Of The Thrie Estaitis, Canongate Books, lines 397-398

     Doubt ye nocht, Sir, bot wee will get hir; Wee sall be feirie for till [fet] hir;