fæderlic

Middle English

Adjective

fæderlic

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of faderly

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (fatherly, fatherlike), equivalent to fæder +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæ.der.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

fæderlīċ

  1. (relational) father; fatherly, paternal, ancestral

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: faderlich, faderly

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