langfeðgar
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]langr (“long”) + feðgar (“male generations”)
Noun
[edit]langfeðgar m pl
- agnate paternal ancestors
- Synonym: langfeðr
- Antonym: langniðjar
- langfęðgar mínir vǫ́ru ríkir męnn
- my paternal ancestors were powerful men
Declension
[edit] Declension of langfeðgar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
| masculine | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | langfeðgar | langfeðgarnir |
| accusative | langfeðga | langfeðgana |
| dative | langfeðgum | langfeðgunum |
| genitive | langfeðga | langfeðganna |
Derived terms
[edit]- langfeðgatal (“a tally or roll of paternal ancestors; pedigree”)