*faganaz

Runic: ᚠᚨᚷᚨᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑ.ɣɑ.nɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

glad

Etymology

The past participle of *fehaną (‘to rejoice, be glad’), lexicalized as a distinct adjective (Kroonen 2013).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	faganaz	faganō	faganą, -atō	faganai	faganôz	faganō
Acc.	fagananǭ	faganǭ	faganą, -atō	fagananz	faganōz	faganō
Gen.	faganas, -is	faganaizōz	faganas, -is	faganaizǫ̂	faganaizǫ̂	faganaizǫ̂
Dat.	faganammai	faganaizōi	faganammai	faganaimaz	faganaimaz	faganaimaz
Inst.	fagananō	faganaizō	fagananō	faganaimiz	faganaimiz	faganaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	faganô	faganǭ	faganô	fagananiz	faganōniz	faganōnō
Acc.	fagananų	faganōnų	faganô	fagananunz	faganōnunz	faganōnō
Gen.	faganiniz	faganōniz	faganiniz	fagananǫ̂	faganōnǫ̂	fagananǫ̂
Dat.	faganini	faganōni	faganini	faganammaz	faganōmaz	faganammaz
Inst.	faganinē	faganōnē	faganinē	faganammiz	faganōmiz	faganammiz

Descendants

*fagan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fagin (Old High German)
- fagan, fagin (Old Saxon)
*fagan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fæġen (Old English)
  - fain (Middle English)
    - fain (English)
    - fain (Scots)
feginn (Old Norse)
- fegin (Faroese)
- feginn (Icelandic)
- fegen (Norwegian)
feginn (Old Norse)
- fæghin (Old Swedish)
  - fägen (Swedish)

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