Mor|gan le Fay

Mor|gan le Fay
Mor|gan le Fay «MR guhn luh FAY»,
Arthurian Legend. the half sister of King Arthur. She is usually represented as a scheming, evil fairy who seeks King Arthur's death.
[< Old French Morgain la Fee Morgan the fairy (see etym. under fay1), (Cf.fay) probably translation of Italian Fata Morgana]

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