fornfader
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From forn (“before”) + fader.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fornfader (plural fornfadres)
- Adam (as the progenitor of humankind)
- forefather, ancestor
References[edit]
- “fō̆rn-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.