forfader

See also: förfader and förfäder

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fore- +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔːrˈfadər/, /fɔːrˈfaːdər/

Noun

forfader (plural forfadres)

  1. forefather, ancestor

Descendants

  • English: forefather
  • Scots: forefaither, forefader

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedre, definite plural forfedrene) (often in plural form)

  1. an ancestor, a forefather

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedrar, definite plural forfedrane) (often in plural form)

  1. old form of forfar

References