eald fæder

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian aldafeder and Old Saxon aldfader.

Noun

eald fæder m

  1. grandfather
  2. ancestor

Usage notes

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

Declension

See the declensions of eald and fæder.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: olde fader, eldfader
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