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fæger

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
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Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §54; §259; §295; §320; §430; §443; §639;
Dele bracket, and add:
beauty
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  • Gif hit fæger is, ꝥ is of heora ágnum gecynde, næs of ðínum; heora fæger hit is, næs þín. Hwæt fægnast þú þonne heora fægeres? hwæt belimpþ his tó þe?,

    • Bt. 14, 2
    • ;
    • F. 42, 32-36
    • .
  • Hwæþer ðú beó á þý fægerra for óþres mannes fægere,

    • 30, 1
    • ;
    • F. 108, 28
    • .
what is beautiful
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  • Þeáh hé mycel áge und feala fægeres, him bið mycel daru gif hé hit geseón ne mæge,

    • Bl. H. 21, 8
    • .
Etymology
[v.
N. E. D. fair; sb.
]
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  • fæger, n.