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Old English · adjective

fæger

Normalised fæġer

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

fæger1 · adjective

Senses

  1. beautiful

    Iċ eom fæġerre frætwum goldes,

    I am fairer than treasures of gold, though they be covered with wires

    Exeter Book, riddle 40
  2. pleasant

Declension

fæger2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. beauty

  2. something beautiful

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of fæger
SingularPlural
Nominative fæġerfæġer
Accusative fæġerfæġer
Genitive fæġeresfæġera
Dative fæġerefæġerum

All forms (10)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz. Cognate with Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Old Norse fagr, Gothic (fagrs).

Descendants

fair

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