fægernes

Old English

Alternative forms

fæġerness, fæġernys, fæġernyss

Etymology

From Old English fæġer (“fair, lovely, beautiful; pleasant, agreeable; attractive”), from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”), equivalent to fæġer +‎ -nes. Cognate with Old High German fagarnessi (“beauty; fairness”), Swedish fägring (“beauty”), Icelandic fegurð (“beauty”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfæjernes/

Noun

fæġernes f (nominative plural fæġernessa)

beauty; comeliness; attractiveness; fairness

Descendants

Middle English: fæȝernesse
- English: fairness

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