eldefader

Middle English

Alternative forms
  • ealdefader, elde-fader, eildfader, neldfadyre

Etymology

From Old English ealdefæder, ealdfæder. Cognate with Old Frisian aldfader.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeldəˌfaːder/

Noun

eldefader (plural eldefaders)

  1. grandfather
  2. forefather; ancestor
  3. father-in-law

Antonyms
  • eldemoder
  • eldrefader

Descendants
  • English: eldfather
  • Scots: eld-fader (obsolete)
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