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frægur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frægr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frægur (comparative frægari, superlative frægastur)

  1. brave, courageous, famed, famous, renowned, valiant
  2. slightly better

Declension

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Declension of frægur (a1)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frægur fræg frægt
accusative frægan fræga frægt
dative frægum frægari frægum
genitive frægs frægar frægs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frægir frægar fræg
accusative frægar frægar fræg
dative frægum frægum frægum
genitive fræga fræga fræga

References

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frægr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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frægur (comparative frægari or (archaic/obsolete) frægri, superlative frægastur or (archaic/obsolete) frægstur)

  1. famous

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “frægur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “frægur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • frægur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)