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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

  1. 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

All forms (10)

Etymology

From feax (“hair”) + hār (“grey”).

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