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Word of the Day – Feirie

By April 1, 2023Word of the Day

Feirie (adj) (Scots)

fee-ree

Healthy; strong.

Feirie is a Scottish dialectal term that comes from Old English fēre, “able-bodied, fit,” from the noun fōr, “journey, act of going.”

Example sentences

“He’s a feirie soul, he’ll be reet. ”

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