gefædera

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō, equivalent to ġe- +‎ fædera. Akin to Low Low German Gevadder, Gevader, Old High German gifatero (German Gevatter), Middle Dutch gevadere (Dutch gevader).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfæ.de.rɑ/

Noun

ġefædera m (nominative plural ġefæderan)

1. godfather

   Synonym: godfæder

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġefædera	ġefæderan
accusative	ġefæderan	ġefæderan
genitive	ġefæderan	ġefæderena
dative	ġefæderan	ġefæderum

Derived terms

• suhterġefædera