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Icelandic
Etymology
From for- + faðir.
Noun
forfaðir m (genitive singular forföður or (proscribed) forföðurs, nominative plural forfeður)
- forefather, male ancestor
- Synonyms: ættfaðir, (archaic) ái
- Coordinate term: formóðir
Declension
Declension of
forfaðir (
masculine, based on faðir)
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