To join; put together; fit together; frame.SpecificallyTo fit (two pieces of timber) together, so as to lie close and fair; fit.To put to; apply so as to touch or cover.To fit; suit; unite closely. SpecificallyIn ship-building, to fit or lie close together, as two pieces of wood. Thus, a plank is said to fay to the timbers when there is no perceptible space between them.To suit the requirements of the case; be fit for the purpose; do.To cleanse; clean out, as a ditch.n. A fairy; an elf. See fairy.n. Synonyms Elf, etc. See fairy.n. Faith; fidelity; loyalty.About to die; fated; doomed; particularly, on the verge of a sudden or violent death.Dying; dead.n. A Middle English form of foe.