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fægere

  • adverb
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Grammar
fægere, fægre, fegere; adv.
Pleasantly, softly, gently, fairly, beautifully; suāvĭter, bĕnigne, cōmĭter, dĕcenter, pulchre
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  • Fægere leohte ðæt land lago yrnende

    the running water pleasantly washed the land,

    • Cd. 12
      • ;
    • Th. 13,
      • 30;
    • Gen. 210: Ps. Th. 125, 1: Menol. Fox 283
      • ;
    • Men. 143: Elen. Kmbl. 2423
      • ;
    • El. 1213
      • .

  • He fægere mid wætere oferwearp wuldres cynebearn

    he gently sprinkled with water the royal child of glory,

    • Menol. Fox 314
      • ;
    • Men. 158
      • .

  • Him fægere éce Drihten andswarode

    the eternal Lord answered him fairly,

    • Cd. 107
      • ;
    • Th. 141,
      • 27;
    • Gen. 2351: Frag. Kmbl. 8
      • ;
    • Leás. 5
      • .

  • Fægere he syngþ

    pulchre cantat,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 38
      • ;
    • Som. 40, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 1483
      • ;
    • El. 743: Runic pm. 18
      • ;
    • Kmbl. 342,
      • 32;
    • Hick. Thes. i. 135, 36: Ps. Th. 60, 3: 62, 7: 118,
      • 117.
Derived forms
un-fægere
Linked entries
v.  fægre fegere.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “fægere.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/9914.

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