Old English · adjective
feaxhar
Normalised feaxhār
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfæ͜ɑks.xɑːr/[ˈfæ͜ɑks.hɑːr]
- Syllables
- ˈfæ͜ɑks · xɑːr (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- grey-hairedhaired
Meaning
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grey-haired
Iċ wæs fǣmne ġeong, feaxhār cwene, ond ǣnlīċ rinċ on āne tīd; flēah mid fuglum ond on flōde swom, dēaf under ȳþe, dēad mid fiscum, ond on foldan stōp, hæfde forð cwicu.
I was a young maiden, a grey-haired lady, and alone fighter at one time; flew with birds and swam on a tide, dove under waves, dead among fishes, and stepped on earth, kept alive forwards.
c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 74:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | feaxhār | feaxhār | feaxhār |
| Accusative | feaxhārne | feaxhāre | feaxhār |
| Genitive | feaxhāres | feaxhārre | feaxhāres |
| Dative | feaxhārum | feaxhārre | feaxhārum |
| Instrumental | feaxhāre | feaxhārre | feaxhāre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | feaxhāre | feaxhārafeaxhāre | feaxhār |
| Accusative | feaxhāre | feaxhārafeaxhāre | feaxhār |
| Genitive | feaxhārra | feaxhārra | feaxhārra |
| Dative | feaxhārum | feaxhārum | feaxhārum |
| Instrumental | feaxhārum | feaxhārum | feaxhārum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | feaxhāra | feaxhāre | feaxhāre |
| Accusative | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāre |
| Genitive | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāran |
| Dative | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāran |
| Instrumental | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāran |
| Accusative | feaxhāran | feaxhāran | feaxhāran |
| Genitive | feaxhārrafeaxhārena | feaxhārrafeaxhārena | feaxhārrafeaxhārena |
| Dative | feaxhārum | feaxhārum | feaxhārum |
| Instrumental | feaxhārum | feaxhārum | feaxhārum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From feax (“hair”) + hār (“grey”).
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