fæger

Old English

Alternative forms

fæġr, fæġir, feġer

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Cognate with Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Old Norse fagr (Danish fager and Swedish fager, Icelandic fagur), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfæjer/

Adjective

fæġer (comparative fæġerra, superlative fæġerost)

beautiful, good-looking, attractive

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
case	m	n	f	plural			case	m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	fæġ(e)ra	fæġ(e)re	fæġ(e)re	fæġ(e)ran			nom.	fæġer			fæġ(e)re	fæġer	fæġ(e)ra, -e
accusative	fæġ(e)ran	fæġ(e)re	fæġ(e)ran	fæġ(e)ran			acc.	fæġerne	fæġer	fæġ(e)re	fæġ(e)re	fæġer	fæġ(e)ra, -e
genitive	fæġ(e)ran			fæġerra, fæġ(e)rena			gen.	fæġ(e)res	fæġ(e)res	fæġerre	fæġerra
dative	fæġ(e)ran			fæġ(e)rum			dat.	fæġ(e)rum	fæġ(e)rum	fæġerre	fæġ(e)rum
dative	fæġ(e)ran			fæġ(e)rum			instrumental	fæġ(e)re

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: fayr, fager, fæȝer, feir, fayer
- English: fair
- Scots: fair, fare, fayr

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