forfader

See also: förfader and förfäder

Danish

Alternative forms

• forfar

Etymology

for- +‎ fader, from Old Norse forfaðir, likely from Middle Low German vorvader.

Noun

forfader c (singular definite forfaderen, plural indefinite forfædre)

1. an ancestor, a forefather

Declension

Declension of forfader

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	forfader	forfaderen	forfædre	forfædrene
genitive	forfaders	forfaderens	forfædres	forfædrenes

References

• “forfader” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “forfader” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forefader, forefadir, vorvader

Etymology

From fore- +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːrˈfadər/, /fɔːrˈfaːdər/

Noun

forfader (plural forfadres)

1. forefather, ancestor

Descendants

• English: forefather
• Scots: forefaither, forefader

References

• “fōr(e-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedre, definite plural forfedrene) (often in plural form)

1. an ancestor, a forefather

References

• “forfader” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedrar, definite plural forfedrane) (often in plural form)

1. old form of forfar

References

• “forfader” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.