fy

From Latin fi (“pooh!”).

• fie

fy

1. (archaic) Expressing disapproval.

Aphetized from defy.

fy

1. (obsolete) To digest.

• YF, yf

• (Orkney) fa

From Old Norse faðir (“father”) , from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Orcadian fa.

fy (definite singular feyrin or fyrin)

1. (Shetland) father
   • Hildina (source)

     Fy di yera da ov man dum

     father thou overdost thy manhood

     Nu Hildina on askar feyrin sien

     Now Hildina she asks her father

     hien mindi yagh inga forlskona bera fare kera fyrin min

     and sure I will not present any poisoned drink, to serve for my father

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

fy

1. phew, shame; interjection expressing disapproval or disgust

• ’y
• 'm (used after some prepositions, this form does not trigger mutation.)

• (standard) IPA^(key): /və/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ən/, /ə/

fy (triggers nasal mutation)

1. my
2. me (as the direct object of a verbal noun)

i is sometimes added after the noun.