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Old English · verb

fægerian

Normalised fæġerian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfæ.jer.jɑn/
[ˈfæ.jerˠ.jɑn]
Syllables
ˈfæ · jer · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
fair

Meaning

  1. to become fair or beautiful

    Bearwas blōstmum nimað, byriġ fæġriað, wongas wlitiġað, woruld ōnetteð. Ealle þā ġemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan tō sīþe, þām þe swā þenċeð on flōdwegas, feor ġewītað.

    Groves bloom with bloomers, towns grow fair, fields blossom, the world goes forth. These things drive the keen heart of mind on the way, whom thinks so on seaways, set out far away.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Conjugation

Conjugation of fægerian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fæġeriġefæġerode
2nd singular fæġerastfæġerodest
3rd singular fæġeraþfæġerode
Plural fæġeriaþfæġerodon
Subjunctive
Singular fæġeriġefæġerode
Plural fæġeriġenfæġeroden
Non-finite forms of fægerian
Form
Infinitive fæġerian
Inflected infinitive fæġerienne
Imperative singular fæġera
Imperative plural fæġeriaþ
Present participle fæġeriende
Past participle fæġerodġefæġerod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Related to fæġer.

Descendants

fair

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