eald modor

Old English

Alternative forms

• ealdmōdor, ealdemōdor

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian aldemōder.

Noun

eald mōdor f

1. grandmother
2. female ancestor

Usage notes

• The word for "great grandmother" is þridde mōdor (literally “third mother”), "great-great grandmother" is fēorþe mōdor (literally “fourth mother”), and so on.

Declension

See the declensions of eald and mōdor.

Coordinate terms

• eald fæder

Descendants

• Middle English: eldmoder
  • English: eldmother
  • Scots: eldmoder, eldmother