fæger

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Old English

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Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz.

Cognate with Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Old Norse fagr, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs).

Adjective

fæġer (comparative fæġerra, superlative fæġerost)

  1. beautiful
  2. pleasant

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Descendants

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

Noun

fæġer n

  1. beauty
  2. something beautiful

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