faderly
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”); equivalent to fader + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfadərliː/, /ˈfaːdərliː/
Adjective
faderly
- fatherly (pertaining to a father)
Descendants
References
- “fā̆derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 April 2018.
Adverb
faderly (rare)
- In a fatherly way.
Descendants
- English: fatherly
References
- “fā̆derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 April 2018.