eald modor

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

eald mōdor f

  1. grandmother
  2. female ancestor

Usage notes[edit]

  • The word for "great grandmother" is þridde mōdor (literally “third mother”), "great-great grandmother" is fēorþe mōdor (literally “fourth mother”), and so on.

Declension[edit]

See the declensions of eald and mōdor.

Coordinate terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: eldmoder
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