feith

See also: féith

English

Noun

feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

  1. Obsolete spelling of faith

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of fei), from Latin fidēs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛi̯θ/

Noun

feith (plural feiths)

  1. faith

Descendants
  • English: faith
  • Scots: faith
  • Yola: faaighe, faighe, faigh, fythe

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).[1]

Verb

feith (past dh'fheith, future feithidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feithte)

  1. wait
  2. stay, remain

Synonyms

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page feith
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