Fairy

A fairy (also fay, fae, fair folk; from faery, faerie, "realm of the fays") is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural.

Etymology

According to Thomas Keightley, the word "fairy" derives from the Latin fata, and is from the Old French form faerie, describing "enchantment". Other forms are the Italian fata, and the Provençal "fada". In old French romance, "fee" was a woman skilled in magic, and who knew the power and virtue of words, of stones, and of herbs.

Faie became Modern English fay. Faierie became fairy, but with that spelling now almost exclusively referring to one of the legendary people, with the same meaning as fay. The word "fairy" was used to in represent an illusion, or enchantment; the land of the Faes; collectively the inhabitants thereof; or an individual such as a fairy knight.

To the word faie was added the suffix -erie (Modern English -(e)ry), used to express either a place where something is found (fishery, nunnery) or a trade or typical activity engaged in (cookery, thievery). In later usage it generally applied to any kind of quality or activity associated with a particular type of person, as in English knavery, roguery, wizardry. In the sense "land where fairies dwell", the distinctive and archaic spellings Faery and Faerie are often used.

Fay (surname)

Fay is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Albert Bel Fay (1913-1992), American businessperson
  • Bill Fay (21st century), English singer
  • Charles Ernest Fay (1846-1931), American mountain climber
  • Charles Joseph Fay, Irish politician
  • Darren Fay (born 1976), Irish footballer
  • Dorothy Fay (1915-2003), American actress
  • Faith Fay (21st century), American actress
  • Francis B. Fay (1793-1876), American politician
  • Frank Fay (American actor) (1897-1961), American Vaudeville performer
  • Frank Fay (Irish actor) (1870-1931), Irish co-founder of the Abbey Theatre
  • Fred Fay (21st century), American disability rights activist
  • George Fay (21st century), United States Army general
  • Isabel Fay (born 1979), British actor
  • J. Michael Fay (born 1956), American ecologist
  • James Bernard Fay (born 1947), Canadian farmer
  • James H. Fay (1899-1948), American lawyer
  • John D. Fay (1815-1895), American civil engineer
  • John Fay (politician) (1773-1855), American politician
  • John Fay (writer) (21st century), British television writer
  • Fay (TV series)

    Fay is an American sitcom starring Lee Grant as the title character. The series aired on NBC from September 1975 to June 1976.

    Synopsis

    Grant stars as Fay Stewart, a divorced woman in her 40s who after 25 years of marriage to attorney Jack Stewart starts a new job and begins dating.

    The show first aired on September 4, 1975 and was pulled after the October 23 airing. It returned for 2 more episodes on May 12 and June 2, 1976. 10 episodes were produced. Four of them ("Jack Remarries", "Mr. Wonderful", "Danny Falls In Love", and "Not Another Mother's Day") were eventually re-edited into an overseas theatrical feature, Man Trouble, later included in a syndicated package of other MCA/Universal "movies" stitched together from their various short-lived TV series.

    Grant was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series after the series was cancelled.

    Episodes

    * Unknown

    External links

  • Fay at epguides.com
  • Fay at the Internet Movie Database
  • Fay at TV.com

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    F.A.Y.

    ALBUMS

    Fay Bennett

    Fay

    ALBUMS

    • DIN released: 2012

    Fay

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    F.a.y.

    by: Masta Ace

    [Verse One: Masta Ace]
    I'm startin' to think that my skill is a waste
    Still in the race with an ice grille on my face
    Mad at the world, mad at you, mad at my girl
    Mad at my friends and anybody drivin' a Benz
    I really hate this nigga that delivers my mail
    But if I hit him they gonna send me up the river to jail
    I hate my neighbors, they always askin' for late night favors
    Hate indie labels, especially hate majors
    I don't give a fuck no more, fuck this tour
    Fuck these shows and these groupies, they all ho's
    Hate these rude people stayin' all in my face
    And hate the fact that Visa always callin' my place
    So all you mean creditors and magazine editors
    Same ones that debted us and put niggaz ahead of us
    I'm a mad dog who sits in the dark
    I'm fixin' to bark watchin' 106 And Park
    What a mess, I guess I'm sorta stressed
    Turn on the radio and I get more depressed
    No wonder I'm kinda bitter
    Strick told me I should quit player hating, but fuck that I'm not a quitter
    Had a few cats betray me, try to play me
    Bail and try to blame me, fuck you pay me
    If y'all could, y'all would finish me
    That's why this finger here is for everybody in the industry
    [Chorus]
    When you tryin' to hustle for pay and people get in your way
    That's when you ready to say "Fuck all y'all"
    When the job is givin' ya hell and pay is minimum scale
    That's when you ready to yell "Fuck all y'all"
    When it's really starting to seem that people killing your dream
    That's when you ready to scream "Fuck all y'all"
    I'm talkin' to you, and I'm talking to you, and I'm talking to you nigga
    [Verse Two: Strick]
    Yo I'm simply trying to eat ‘til my belly is fat
    And I rest in the Midwest where R. Kelly and Nelly be at
    Where my name ring bells like "Who's celly is that?"
    And "Yo Strick you about to blow!" yo stop telling me that
    Cuz at the end of the day I'm still just a nobody
    Cuz nobody knows me no record label chose me
    But Tommy Boy did and look where that got me
    A bad attitude and a reason not to be cocky
    A huge debt, three lawyers, and two managers
    A bullshit advance that didn't recoup the damages
    A couple of singles that wasn't really chartin'
    Yo Ace I got a Cherokee! "Bow Wow got an Aston Martin"
    That motherfucker got a mansion with a swimming pool
    A rec room with many games and plenty women too
    He prolly got his own chef and a fuckin' hot tub
    I got a truck with four rims but yo they not dubs
    Speakin' of nots yo, I'm not a happy camper
    Not gettin' no younger, feeling like a grandpa
    Yo I got low self esteem
    Just like a nigga running in place tryin' to chase his own selfish dream
    And fuck my girl, soon I'll be startin' to creep
    She's a slob and don't care if her carpet is neat
    She got a slick mouth and always gets smart when she speak
    And can't cook a lick and the bitch fart in her sleep
    I got a dog that don't bark and cat that don't meow
    Everybody else is rich and I don't fuckin' see how
    Sometimes I wonder why even bother waking up
    Should just end it and give back the spot I'm takin' up
    [Chorus]
    When you tryin' to hustle for pay and people get in your way
    That's when you ready to say "Fuck all y'all"
    When the job is givin' ya hell and pay is minimum scale
    That's when you ready to yell "Fuck all y'all"
    When it's really starting to seem that people killing your dream
    That's when you ready to scream "Fuck all y'all"




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