fæge

Old English

FWOTD – 16 February 2019

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faigijaz. Cognate with Old Norse feigr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæː.je/

Adjective

fǣġe

  1. fey, doomed to die
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Simle þrēora sum þinga ġehwylċe, ǣr his tīdeġe tō twēon weorþeð: ādl oþþe yldo oþþe eċġhete, fǣġum fromweardum feorh ōðþringeð.
      One of each of three things, before his fear of the time becomes a doubt: sickness or oldness or edge-hatred will always snatch away life from doomed beyond-gores.

Declension

Declension of fǣġe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣġe fǣġu, fǣġo fǣġe
Accusative fǣġne fǣġe fǣġe
Genitive fǣġes fǣġre fǣġes
Dative fǣġum fǣġre fǣġum
Instrumental fǣġe fǣġre fǣġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣġe fǣġa, fǣġe fǣġu, fǣġo
Accusative fǣġe fǣġa, fǣġe fǣġu, fǣġo
Genitive fǣġra fǣġra fǣġra
Dative fǣġum fǣġum fǣġum
Instrumental fǣġum fǣġum fǣġum
Declension of fǣġe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣġa fǣġe fǣġe
Accusative fǣġan fǣġan fǣġe
Genitive fǣġan fǣġan fǣġan
Dative fǣġan fǣġan fǣġan
Instrumental fǣġan fǣġan fǣġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fǣġan fǣġan fǣġan
Accusative fǣġan fǣġan fǣġan
Genitive fǣġra, fǣġena fǣġra, fǣġena fǣġra, fǣġena
Dative fǣġum fǣġum fǣġum
Instrumental fǣġum fǣġum fǣġum

Descendants

References

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