eald fæder

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Saxon aldfader.

Noun

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eald fæder m

  1. grandfather
  2. ancestor

Usage notes

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

Declension

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See the declensions of eald and fæder.

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: olde fader, eldfader