fej

See also: fej.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɑjˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse feigr (“near to death”) and German feige (“cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *faigijaz.

Adjective

fej

1. cowardly
2. unfair, mean

Inflection

Inflection of fej

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	fej	fejere	fejest2
indefinite neuter singular	fejt	fejere	fejest2
plural	feje	fejere	fejest2
definite attributive1	feje	fejere	fejeste

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.

Synonyms

• krysteragtig
• kujonagtig

Antonyms

• modig

Derived terms

• fejhed

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fej

1. imperative of feje