fagr

Gothic

Romanization

fagr

  1. Romanization of π†πŒ°πŒ²π‚

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fagraz, whence also Old English fΓ¦Δ‘er ( > English fair), Old Saxon fagar, Old High German fagar, Gothic π†πŒ°πŒ²π‚πƒ (fagrs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *phβ‚‚αΈ±- (β€œto fasten, place”). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin pulcher and Slovak peknΓ½ (β€œnice”).

Adjective

fagr (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastr) or
fagr (comparative fegri, superlative fegrstr)

  1. beautiful

Descendants

References
  • fagr in Geir T. ZoΓ«ga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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