07-14-2014, 01:45 PM
DeusxMac wrote:
I'm voting for definition 2c.
fey
1 a chiefly Scottish : fated to die : doomed
b : marked by a foreboding of death or calamity
2 a : able to see into the future : visionary
b : marked by an otherworldly air or attitude
c : crazy, touched
3 a : excessively refined : precious
b : quaintly unconventional : campy
But you see, "fey" has two distinct origins and meanings; one Germanic, and one Latin. Both meanings are entirely different. (The Scots got involved late in the game.)
That the two meanings are so entirely woven together these days is the work of that rascal Mallory, and his "Le Morte d'Arthur", when he chose "Morgan Le Fey" as his favorite villainess. Note the masculine article. This was no accident or mistranslation.
Otherwise, 2c works for me.
Eustace