feigi

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faigijaz (“doomed to die imminently; fey”), whence also Old English fæġe, Old Norse feigr (Icelandic feigur).

Adjective

feigi

  1. cowardly

Descendants

  • Middle High German: veige
    • Alemannic German: fiig
    • German: feige, feig (colloquial or poetic)

Old Norse

Adjective

feigi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of feigr
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