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All Words Glossary
noun (abstract noun)
- land of the fae, state of enchantment, associated with fays (as in fairy gold, fairy queen)
proper noun
- Any one of the Fates.
- A personification of fate (the cause that predetermines events).
noun ( plural fauns)
- (greekmyth) A mythical creature with the lower body of a goat and the upper body of a man, occasionally with horns and/or a long tail.
noun (plural: faunae or faunas)
- animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.
proper noun
- a magician and alchemist of German lore who sold his soul to the Devil for knowledge
proper noun
- A surname of Irish origin.
- (given name, female), pet form of Faith or Frances; often used as a middle name.
proper noun
- In Norse mythology, a monstrous wolf, the son of Loki.
noun
- A masculine given name.
proper noun
- A person from Finland.
proper noun
- (given name, male) from Irish Gaelic "fair, white", name of a legendary hero.
noun
- Destiny or fate.
- A chance.
- Good luck.
- Lots of riches.
verb ( fortun, es)
- (context, obsolete, intransitive) To happen, take place.
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1885: It fortuned one night that the Sultan purposed setting out on a journey next morning " Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Night 20)
proper noun ( Furies)
- (context, Roman mythology) female personification of vengeance
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