forefæder

Old English

Etymology

Possibly also merged with Old Norse forfaðir. Equivalent to fore- +‎ fæder. Compare Dutch voorvader, German Vorvater, Vorfahr, Danish forfader, Swedish förfader.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.reˌfæ.der/

Noun

forefæder m

  1. forefather

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative forefæder forefæderas
accusative forefæder forefæderas
genitive forefæderes forefædera
dative forefædere forefæderum

Descendants

  • Middle English: forfader, forefader, forefadir, vorvader
    • English: forefather
    • Scots: forefaither, forefader

References

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