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Icelandic
Etymology
From for- + móðir.
Noun
formóðir f (genitive singular formóður or (proscribed) formóðir, nominative plural formæður)
- foremother, female ancestor
- Synonym: ættmóðir
- Coordinate term: forfaðir
Declension
Declension of
formóðir (
feminine, based on móðir)
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