eldertongue

Old English · adjective

fægen

Normalised fæġen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfæ.jen/
Syllables
ˈfæ · jen (2 syllables)
Modern English
fainjoyfulrejoicing

Meaning

  1. joyful, rejoicing, fain

    ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ, ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre, ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.

    Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words, nor too weak warrior, nor too careless, nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money, nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.

    Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fagan, from Proto-Germanic *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to make glad, make attractive”). Cognate with Old Norse feginn (“glad”).

Descendants

fain

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