fager

== Danish == === Alternative forms === favr === Etymology === From Old Danish faghær, from Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, cognate with Norwegian fager, Swedish fager, Icelandic fagur, English fair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faːˀɣər/, [ˈfæˀjɐ], [ˈfæˀɐ] === Adjective === fager (neuter fagert, plural and definite singular attributive fagre) (sometimes ironic) fair, pretty, wonderful Synonyms: vakker, væn, smuk ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== barmfager hårfager === References === “fager” in Den Danske Ordbog “fager” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). === Adjective === fager fair (of good appearance), pretty ==== Derived terms ==== fagergås == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === fagr (alternative spelling) fagur, feger, fair’e === Etymology === From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Akin to English fair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹faːɡər/ === Adjective === fager (neuter fagert, plural fagre, comparative fagrare or (pre-1939) fegre, superlative fagrast or (pre-1939) fegst) fair (of good appearance), pretty ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “fager” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish fagher, from Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). === Adjective === fager (comparative fagrare, superlative fagrast) (dated or poetic) fair (of good appearance), pretty ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fägring === Further reading === “fager”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) fager in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === fagre