adjective

1. Now Chiefly Scot.
   1. fated; doomed to death: archaic except in Scottish usage
   2. in an unusually excited state, formerly believed to portend sudden death
2. strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly

Etymology: ME feie < OE fæge, fated, akin to Ger feige, cowardly (OHG feigi, doomed) < IE base *peik-, hostile > foe, feud, L piger, averse