fé

See also: fè, fê, fe, Fe, FE, f.e., F&E, and Appendix:Variations of "fe"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock, domestic animals”). Cognate with English fee.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fjɛː/
Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

fé n (genitive singular fjár, no plural)

livestock; cattle, chiefly sheep
assets
money
fehu; the first letter of the runic futhark alphabet

Declension

declension of fé

	indefinite	definite
fé	singular
nominative	fé	féð
accusative	fé	féð
dative	fé	fénu
genitive	fjár	fjárins

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fo, from *wo, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo. Compare Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó), Middle Welsh go.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʲeː/

Preposition

fé (plus dative, triggers lenition)

Munster form of faoi (“under; about, concerning”)

Related terms

faoi (standard and Connacht form)

Italian

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -e

Verb

fé

(archaic) third-person singular past historic of fare

Synonyms

fece

Ladin

Alternative forms

fat
fèr
fèsc

Etymology

From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō.

Verb

fé

To do
To make

Conjugation

Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of fé (third conjugation, irregular)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	fé, fèr
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		—
past participle		fat, fac, fata, fates
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	feje	fejes	fej	fajon	fajeis	fej
imperfect	fajove	fajoves	fajova	fajovan	fajovais	fajova
future	fajaré	fajaras	fajarà	fajaron	fajareis	fajarà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	feje	fejes	feje	fajon	fajeis	feje
imperfect	fajesse	fajesses	fajessa	fajessan	fajessais	fajessa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative	—	fà	—	—	fajede	—

Norman

Alternative forms

faer (Guernsey)
fer (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

fé m (uncountable)

(Jersey, France) iron

Derived terms

Terms derived from fé

g'vil'ye en fé
pliataine en fé

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fehu (“livestock, wealth”), from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu.

Noun

fé n (genitive fjár)

cattle; livestock, (especially sheep)
property, money

Declension

Declension of fé (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fé	féit	fé	féin
accusative	fé	féit	fé	féin
dative	fé	fénu	fjám	fjánum
genitive	fjár	fjárins	fjá	fjánna

highly irregular in the genitive singular form

Derived terms

Terms derived from fé

fastr af fé
fjós n (“byre”)
féauðnumaðr m (“a man lucky with his sheep”)
féboð n (“an offer of money”)
fébrǫgð n pl (“devices for making money”)
fébótalaust (“without any compensation being paid”)
fébœtr f pl (“compensation”)
fédrengr m (“open-handed man”)
fédrjúgr (“rich in sheep and cattle”)
féfang n (“booty”)
féfastr (“closefisted”)
féfellir m (“loss of sheep”)
féfesti n (“closefistedness”)
féfletta (“to strip (one) of money, cheat (one)”)
féfrekr (“greedy for money”)
féfátt (“in want of money”)
féfǫng n pl (“booty, plunder, spoil”)
fégirnd f (“avarice”)
fégirni f (“avarice”)
fégjald n (“payment, fine”)
fégjarn (“covetous, avaricious”)
fégjǫf f (“a gift of money”)
fégløggr (“closehanded”)
fégrið n pl (“security for property”)
fégyrðill m (“money-bag, purse”)
fégætni f (“saving habits”)
fégǫfugr (“blessed with wealth”)
féhirzla f (“treasure; treasury”)
féhirzluhús n (“treasure-house”)
féhirzlumaðr m (“treasurer”)
féhirðir m (“shepherd; treasurer”)

féhús n (“byre; treasury”)
fékostnaðr m (“expenditure, expense”)
fékostr m (“expenditure, expense”)
fékrókar m pl (“money-crooks: wrinkles about the eyes marking a greedy man”)
fékátr (“proud of one's wealth”)
félag n (“fellowship, partnership”)
félagi m (“companion, partner”)
félauss (“penniless; poor”)
félaust (“gratis, for free”)
féleysi n (“want of money”)
féligr (“valuable, handsome”)
félitill (“poor; of little value”)
félát n (“loss of money”)
fémaðr m (“moneyed man”)
fémikill (“rich, valuable, costly”)
fémildr (“open-handed”)
fémissa f (“loss of property”)
fémunir m pl (“valuables”)
fémál n pl (“money-matters”)
fémætr (“valuable”)
fémúta f (“bribe in money”)
fénaðr m (“sheep, cattle”)
féníðingr m (“miser”)
fénýta (“make use of”)
fénýtr (“that will make money”)
fépenningr m (“pennyworth, money”)
fépynd f (“extortion”)
férán n (“plunder”)
féránsdómr m (“court of extortion”)
féráð n (“advice in money-matters”)
féríkr (“wealthy”)

fésamr (“lucrative”)
fésekr (“fined”)
fésekt f (“fine”)
fésjóðr m (“bag of money”)
fésjúkr (“greedy of money”)
féskortr m (“shortness of money”)
féskuld f (“monetary debt”)
féskurðr m (“detriment”)
féskygn (“covetous”)
fésnauðr (“poor in money”)
fésníkja f (“intruding as a parasite”)
fésníkni f (“intruding as a parasite”)
fésnúðr m (“lucre”)
fésparr (“sparing”)
féspjǫrr n pl (“spells to get wealth”)
fésátt f (“agreement as to payment”)
fésæla f (“wealth”)
fésæll (“wealthy”)
fésætt f (“an agreement as to payment”)
fésínki f (“niggardliness”)
fésínkr (“niggardly”)
fésǫk f (“suit, action for money”)
fétaka f (“taking or receiving money”)
févani (“short of money”)
féván f (“expectancy of money”)
févænliga (“in a manner of promising profit”)
févænligr (“profitable”)
févænn (“profitable”)
févǫxtr m (“wealth-increase”)
féþurfi (“in need of money”)

Synonyms

eyrir (money)
fær (sheep)
sauðr (sheep)

Descendants

Icelandic: fé
Faroese: fæ
Norwegian: fe
Swedish: fä
Danish: fæ

References

fé in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

fè (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fe, from Latin fidēs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ/
Hyphenation: fé
Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

fé f (plural fés)

faith

Spanish

Noun

fé

Misspelling of fe.

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