fagr
Gothic
Romanization
fagr
- Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fagraz, whence also Old English fæġer ( > English fair), Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin pulcher and Slovak pekný (“nice”).
Adjective
fagr (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastr) or
fagr (comparative fegri, superlative fegrstr)
Declension
Strong declension of fagr
Weak declension of fagr
Declension of comparative of fagr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fagrari | fagrari | fagrara |
accusative | fagrara | fagrari | fagrara |
dative | fagrara | fagrari | fagrara |
genitive | fagrara | fagrari | fagrara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fagrari | fagrari | fagrari |
accusative | fagrari | fagrari | fagrari |
dative | fǫgrurum | fǫgrurum | fǫgrurum |
genitive | fagrari | fagrari | fagrari |
Strong declension of superlative of fagr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fagrastr | fǫgrust | fagrast |
accusative | fagrastan | fagrasta | fagrast |
dative | fǫgrustum | fagrastri | fǫgrustu |
genitive | fagrasts | fagrastrar | fagrasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fagrastir | fagrastar | fǫgrust |
accusative | fagrasta | fagrastar | fǫgrust |
dative | fǫgrustum | fǫgrustum | fǫgrustum |
genitive | fagrastra | fagrastra | fagrastra |
Weak declension of superlative of fagr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fagrasti | fagrasta | fagrasta |
accusative | fagrasta | fǫgrustu | fagrasta |
dative | fagrasta | fǫgrustu | fagrasta |
genitive | fagrasta | fǫgrustu | fagrasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu |
accusative | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu |
dative | fǫgrustum | fǫgrustum | fǫgrustum |
genitive | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu | fǫgrustu |
Descendants
References
- “fagr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press