hårfager

Danish

Etymology

Compound of hår +‎ fager, from Old Norse hárfagr.

Adjective

hårfager (neuter hårfagert, plural and definite singular attributive hårfagre)

  1. (archaic, humorous) fair-haired

Inflection

Inflection of hårfager
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hårfager — —2
indefinite neuter singular hårfagert — —2
plural hårfagre — —2
definite attributive1 hårfagre — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

hår +‎ fager; from Old Norse hárfagr, from hár (“hair”) +‎ fagr (“fair”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic hárfagur.

Adjective

hårfager (neuter hårfagert, plural hårfagre, comparative hårfagrare, superlative hårfagrast)

  1. fair-haired
    Harald hårfagre ― Harald Fairhair (Norwegian king, 851–932)
  • andletsfager
  • augnefager
  • barmfager
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