fæder

See also: faeder and fäder

Middle English

Noun

fæder

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of fader

Old English

Alternative forms

feder, fador, feadur, fieder, fædyr, fædir

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar (German Low German Fader), Old High German fater (German Vater), Old Dutch fader (Dutch vader), Old Norse faðir (Icelandic faðir, Swedish fader), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfæder/

Noun

fæder m

(West Saxon) father
- The Legend of St. Andrews (the text at Gutenberg)
  Ðis is se ilca God, ðone fæderas cuðon.
  This is the same god, whom your fathers knew.

Declension

Declension of fæder

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fæder	fæderas
accusative	fæder	fæderas
genitive	fæder, fæderes	fædera
dative	fæder	fæderum

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle English: fader, fæder, faderr, fadir, fadyr, fadur, feder, vader, veder, faðer, father
- English: father
- Scots: faither, fader, faether, faider, fither
- Yola: vather
→ English: faeder

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