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
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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
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | fæġeriġe | fæġerode |
| 2nd singular | fæġerast | fæġerodest |
| 3rd singular | fæġeraþ | fæġerode |
| Plural | fæġeriaþ | fæġerodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | fæġeriġe | fæġerode |
| Plural | fæġeriġen | fæġeroden |
| 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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