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FÆGEN

  • adjective
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Grammar
FÆGEN, fægn; comp. fægenra; sup. fægnost; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§320; §430; §443; §444; §639;
FAIN, glad, joyful, rejoicing, elate; lætus, gaudens, hĭlăris, elātus
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  • Fægen fylle

    joyful in slaughter,

    • Exon. 96 a
      • ;
    • Th. 357,
      • 27;
    • Pa. 35
      • .

  • Wíta ne sceal tó fægen

    the sagacious must not be too elate,

    77 b;
    • Th. 290,
      • 20;
    • Wand. 68 : Cd. 100
      • ;
    • Th. 131,
      • 26;
    • Gen. 2182
      • .

  • Ic bió swíðe fægn [Cott. gefægen] gif ðú me lǽdest ðider ic ðé bidde

    I shall be very glad if thou leadest me whither I desire thee,

    • Bt. 40,
      • 5 ;
    • Fox 240,
      • 25.

  • He, on ferþe fægn fácnes and searuwa, wælhriów wunode

    he, rejoicing in his mind in stratagem and frauds, remained a tyrant,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 9,
      • 73;
    • Met. 9
      • . 37.

  • Ferdon forþ ðonon, ferhþum fægne

    they went forth thence, rejoicing in their minds,

    • Beo. Th. 3270
      • ;
    • B. 1633
      • .

  • Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum

    they were all glad in their sufferings,

    • Cd. 223
      • ;
    • Th. 292,
      • 3;
    • Sat. 435 : Andr. Kmbl. 2084
      • ;
    • An. 1043
      • .

  • Lyt monna wearþ lange fægen ðæs ðe he óðerne bewrencþ

    few men rejoice long in what they have got by deceiving others,

    • Prov. Kmbl. 34
      • .

  • Fægenra

    more joyful,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 12,
      • 24;
    • Met. 12,
      • 12.

  • Fægnost

    most joyful,

    • Exon. 81 b
      • ;
    • Th. 306,
      • 26;
    • Seef. 13
      • .
Etymology
[
Piers P. fayn :
Chauc. fain , fawe :
R. Glouc. fawe , fayn :
Laym. fæin , fain :
O. Sax. fagan :
Icel. feginn
.]
Derived forms
ge-fægen, on-, wil-
Linked entries
v.  be-wrencan fægn fagen feón.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FÆGEN.” 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/9910.

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Word-wheel

  • FÆGEN, adj.

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