different between faithy vs faithe

English

Etymology

faith +? -y

Adjective

faithy (comparative faithier, superlative faithiest)

1. (informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of faith.
   • 2011, Sarah Posner, "Ralph Reed’s Group Goes after 'Union Thugs' in Wisconsin", Religion Dispaches, 21 July 2011:

     Reed, who profits both from his evangelical cred (which apparently hasn't faded, in spite of his questionable past) and his ability to put a faithy veneer on AFP's anti-union, anti-worker, anti-government crusade, has long advocated for the religious right to broaden its agenda to economic issues, a strategy that serves his own business interests.

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English

Noun

faithe (plural faithes)

1. Obsolete spelling of faith

Norman

Alternative forms

• faire (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French faire, from Latin faci?, facere, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

Verb

faithe (gerund faîs'sie)

1. (Jersey) to do, make

Derived terms