forefæder

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Old English

Etymology

Possibly also merged with Old Norse forfaðir. Equivalent to fore- +‎ fæder. Compare Dutch voorvader, German Vorvater, Vorfahr, Danish forfader, Swedish förfader.

Pronunciation

Noun

forefæder m

  1. forefather

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