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foy

(fo̵i)

noun

a feast, present, etc. given by or to a person departing on a journey
a feast at the end of a harvest or fishing season

Origin: MDu foy, fooi, voye, prob. < OFr voie < L via, way, journey: see via

See foy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Scots

A farewell feast, drink, or gift, as at a wedding.

Origin:

Origin: Dutch dialectal fooi

Origin: , from Middle Dutch foye, journey

Origin: , from Old French voie

Origin: , from Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots

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