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Old Norse
Etymology
langr (“long”) + feðgar (“male generations”)
Noun
langfeðgar m pl
- agnate paternal ancestors
- Synonym: langfeðr
- Antonym: langniðjar
langfęðgar mínir vǫ́ru ríkir męnn- my paternal ancestors were powerful men
Declension
Declension of langfeðgar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
Derived terms
- langfeðgatal (“a tally or roll of paternal ancestors; pedigree”)