fæger

== Old English == === Alternative forms === fæġir, fæġr, feġer === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz. Cognate with Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Old Norse fagr, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæ.jer/ === Adjective === fæġer (comparative fæġerra, superlative fæġerost) beautiful Exeter Book, riddle 40 late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans pleasant ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: fayr, fager, fæȝer, feir, fayerEnglish: fairScots: fair, fare, fayr === Noun === fæġer n beauty something beautiful ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: faire, fayre English: fair Scots: fair