Old English · adjective
fæge
Normalised fǣġe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfæː.je/
- Syllables
- ˈfæː · je (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- feyfaydoomeddie
Meaning
-
fey, doomed to die
Simle þrēora sum þinga ġehwylċe, ǣr his tīdeġe tō twēon weorþeð: ādl oþþe yldo oþþe eċġhete, fǣġum fromweardum feorh ōðþringeð.
One of each of three things, before his fear of the time becomes a doubt: sickness or oldness or edge-hatred will always snatch away life from doomed beyond-gores.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fǣġe | fǣġufǣġo | fǣġe |
| Accusative | fǣġne | fǣġe | fǣġe |
| Genitive | fǣġes | fǣġre | fǣġes |
| Dative | fǣġum | fǣġre | fǣġum |
| Instrumental | fǣġe | fǣġre | fǣġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fǣġe | fǣġafǣġe | fǣġufǣġo |
| Accusative | fǣġe | fǣġafǣġe | fǣġufǣġo |
| Genitive | fǣġra | fǣġra | fǣġra |
| Dative | fǣġum | fǣġum | fǣġum |
| Instrumental | fǣġum | fǣġum | fǣġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fǣġa | fǣġe | fǣġe |
| Accusative | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġe |
| Genitive | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġan |
| Dative | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġan |
| Instrumental | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġan |
| Accusative | fǣġan | fǣġan | fǣġan |
| Genitive | fǣġrafǣġena | fǣġrafǣġena | fǣġrafǣġena |
| Dative | fǣġum | fǣġum | fǣġum |
| Instrumental | fǣġum | fǣġum | fǣġum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognate with Old Norse feigr.
Descendants
fay, fey
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