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fæger

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
fæger, fægr; comp. m. fægerra; f. n. fægerre; sup. -est, -ost, -ast, -ust; adj. [fæger beauty, fairness]
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §54; §259; §295; §320; §430; §443; §639;
FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet; pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis
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  • Swá fæger swá swá Alcibiades wæs

    as fair as Alcibiades was,

    • Bt. 32,
    • 2;
    • Fox 116, 18, 24,
    • 25.
  • Seó wæs fæger

    which was fair,

    • Bd. 1,
    • 7;
    • S. 478, 22,
    • 23.
  • On hrusan ne feól fæger foldbold

    the fair earthly dwelling fell not on the ground,

    • Beo. Th. 1550
    • ;
    • B. 773: 2278
    • ;
    • B. 1137
    • .
  • Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru

    the bird's bearing is so pleasing,

    • Exon. 57 b
    • ;
    • Th. 206,
    • 11;
    • Ph. 125
    • .
  • Hió dumb wunaþ, hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor

    it continues dumb, yet there is in its foot a sweet voice,

    108 b;
    • Th. 414,
    • 9;
    • Rä. 32,
    • 17.
  • Wæs geforþad ðín fægere weorc

    thy beautiful work was done,

    • Hy. 9,
    • 24;
    • Hy. Grn ii. 291,
    • 24.
  • Mín se éca dǽl fægran botles brúceþ

    my eternal part shall enjoy a fair mansion,

    • Exon. 38 a
    • ;
    • Th. 125,
    • 13;
    • Gú. 353
    • .
  • Is mín flǽsc swylce, for fægrum ele, frécne onwended

    căro mea immūtāta est propter ŏleum,

    • Ps. Th. 108,
    • 24.
  • Us wuldres weard þurh láre speón to ðam fægeran gefeán

    the Lord of glory drew us by his teaching to fair joy,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1195
    • ;
    • An. 598
    • .
  • Forht ic wæs for ðære fægran gesyhþe

    I was terrified at the beautiful sight,

    Rood
    • Kmbl. 41
    • ;
    • Kr. 21
    • .
  • Segnas stódon on fægere swég

    the banners rose at the joyous sound,

    • Cd. 170
    • ;
    • Th. 214,
    • 8;
    • Exod. 566
    • .
  • Wíte ðú ðæt ðú ánforléte Dryhtnes ðone fægran gefeán

    know thou that thou didst lose the Lord's fair joy,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1894
    • ;
    • El. 949: Exon. 33 a
    • ;
    • Th. 105,
    • 6;
    • Gú. 19
    • .
  • Gif ðú gesihst ansíne ðíne fægere blisse getácnaþ

    if you see your face fair it betokens bliss,

    • Lchdm. iii. 212, 30,
    • 31.
  • Óþ-ðæt heó reste stówe fægere funde

    until she found a joyous resting-place,

    • Cd. 72
    • ;
    • Th. 88, 18
    • ;
    • Gen. 1467
    • .
  • Se ǽðela geaf giestlíðnysse fægre on flette

    the noble gave a fair entertainment in his abode,

    • 112
    • ;
    • Th. 147,
    • 29;
    • Gen. 2447: Exon. 123 b
    • ;
    • Th. 474,
    • 27;
    • Bo. 37
    • .
  • Cyning wæs ðý blíðra on fyrhþsefan þurh ða fægeran gesihþ

    the king was blither in his mind through the joyous vision,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 196
    • ;
    • El. 98
    • .
  • Ic ðé on ða fægran foldan gesette

    I set thee on the pleasant earth,

    • Exon. 28 a
    • ;
    • Th. 85,
    • 12;
    • Cri. 1390: 41 b
    • ;
    • Th. 139,
    • 30;
    • Gú. 601
    • .
  • He wíc áhte fæger and freólíc

    he had a dwelling fair and goodly,

    • Cd. 83
    • ;
    • Th. 103,
    • 22;
    • Gen. 1722
    • .
  • Ginsmas stódon fægere æt foldan sceátum

    beautiful gems stood at the extremities of the earth,

    Rood
    • Kmbl. 14
    • ;
    • Kr. 8
    • .
  • Folcstede fægre wǽron

    the towns were pleasant,

    • Cd. 91
    • ;
    • Th. 116,
    • 9;
    • Gen. 1933: Exon. 26 b
    • ;
    • Th. 79,
    • 23;
    • Cri. 1295
    • .
  • Ðeáh he fæger word útan ætýwe

    although it outwardly shew fair words,

    • Frag. Kmbl. 31
    • ;
    • Leás. 17
    • .
  • Swá beóþ gelíce ða leásan men ða ðe mid tungan treówa gehátaþ fægerum wordum

    such resemble false men who with the tongue promise fidelity in fair words,

    • 48
    • ;
    • Leás. 26: Ps. Th. 89,
    • 17.
  • Wyllan onspringaþ fægrum foldwylmum

    wells spring forth with pleasant bubblings from earth,

    • Exon. 56 b
    • ;
    • Th. 202,
    • 3;
    • Ph. 64: 64 b
    • ;
    • Th. 238,
    • 26;
    • Ph. 610
    • .
  • Heofon is betera, and heálícra, andfægerra ðonne eall his innung, búton monnum ánum

    the heaven is better, and higher, and fairer than all which it includes, except men alone,

    • Bt. 32,
    • 2;
    • Fox 116, 10: Exon. 43 b
    • ;
    • Th. 147,
    • 2;
    • Gú. 720
    • .
  • Ne hýrde ic síþ ne ǽr on égstreáme idese lǽdan mægen fægerre

    I never heard before or since that a female led on the ocean-stream a fairer power,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 484
    • ;
    • El. 242
    • .
  • Ðǽr hí sceáwiaþ frætwe fægerran [MS. fægran]

    where they behold a fairer decoration,

    • Exon. 60 b
    • ;
    • Th. 221,
    • 5;
    • Ph. 330
    • .
  • Hí to ðam fægrestan heofonríces gefeán hweorfan móstan

    they might depart to the fairest joy of heaven's realm,

    • Exon. 45 a
    • ;
    • Th. 152,
    • 14;
    • Gú. 808
    • .
  • Wlitig is se wong eall mid ðám fægrestum foldan stencum

    all the plain is beauteous with the sweetest odours of earth,

    56 a;
    • Th. 198,
    • 10;
    • Ph. 8
    • .
  • Ðé is neorxna wang boldwéla fægrost

    paradise is to thee the fairest dwelling of happiness,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 206
    • ;
    • An. 103
    • .
  • Óþ-ðæt he Adam gearone funde, and his wíf somed, freó fægroste

    until he found Adam ready, and his wife also, fairest woman,

    • Cd. 23b
    • ;
    • Th. 29,
    • 28;
    • Gen. 457
    • .
  • Se biþ gefeán fægrast

    that shall be the sweetest of joys,

    • Exon. 32 b
    • ;
    • Th. 102,
    • 1;
    • Cri. 1666
    • .
  • Fægerust mægþa sóhte weroda God

    the fairest of virgins sought the God of hosts,

    • Menol. Fox 294
    • ;
    • Men. 148: 226
    • ;
    • Men. 114
    • .
Etymology
[
Chauc. faire:
Laym. fæiȝer, fæire, fære, faire, feier, ueir:
O. Sax. fagar:
M. H. Ger. fager:
O. H. Ger. fagar:
Goth. fagrs adapted , fit:
Dan.b fager, fauer, faver:
Swed. fager:
Icel. fagr
.]
Derived forms
un-fæger
Full form

Word-wheel

  • fæger, n.; adj.