See also: féith

English edit

Noun edit

feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

  1. Obsolete spelling of faith

Anagrams edit

Irish edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

feith (present analytic feitheann, future analytic feithfidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feite)

  1. watch
  2. watch over; guard

Conjugation edit

References edit

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

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of foi), from Latin fidem.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

feith (plural feiths)

  1. faith

Descendants edit

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

References edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. wait
  2. stay, remain

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN, page feith