† fairessn.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fairy n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < fair- (in fairy n.) + -ess suffix¹, although compare β. forms at fairy n. and adj. and see discussion at that entry.

Obsolete. rare.

A female fairy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun]

elfOE

elvena1100

spiritc1350

fay1393

fairyc1405

mammeta1425

sprite?1440

lady1538

faerie1579

Robin Goodfellow1588

elfin1590

pigwidgeon1594

pygmy1611

fairess1674

peri1739

spriggan1754

fane1806

glendoveer1810

vila1827

Polong1839

Gandharva1846

elle-maid1850

sheogue1852

hillman1882

elvet1885

pishogue1906

1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 163 A Fairess, or a white witch.

1875 G. M. Hopkins Jrnl. 7 Feb. in Note-bks. & Papers (1937) 217 I asked Miss Jones in my Welsh lesson the Welsh for fairy..(she says fairess..for a she-fairy).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fairess
释义	† fairessn. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fairy n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < fair- (in fairy n.) + -ess suffix¹, although compare β. forms at fairy n. and adj. and see discussion at that entry. Obsolete. rare. A female fairy. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] elfOE elvena1100 spiritc1350 fay1393 fairyc1405 mammeta1425 sprite?1440 lady1538 faerie1579 Robin Goodfellow1588 elfin1590 pigwidgeon1594 pygmy1611 fairess1674 peri1739 spriggan1754 fane1806 glendoveer1810 vila1827 Polong1839 Gandharva1846 elle-maid1850 sheogue1852 hillman1882 elvet1885 pishogue1906 1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 163 A Fairess, or a white witch. 1875 G. M. Hopkins Jrnl. 7 Feb. in Note-bks. & Papers (1937) 217 I asked Miss Jones in my Welsh lesson the Welsh for fairy..(she says fairess..for a she-fairy). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1674
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