eald fæder

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Old Saxon aldfader.

Noun[edit]

eald fæder m

  1. grandfather
  2. ancestor

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word for "great grandfather" is þridda fæder (literally “third father”), "great-great grandfather" is fēorþa fæder (literally “fourth father”), and so on.

Declension[edit]

See the declensions of eald and fæder.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: olde fader, eldfader
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