heahfæder

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauhafader (“patriarch”), equivalent to hēah +‎ fæder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der]

Noun

hēahfæder m

  1. a patriarch
  2. (theology) God the Father

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hēahfæder hēahfæderas
accusative hēahfæder hēahfæderas
genitive hēahfæderes hēahfædera
dative hēahfædere hēahfæderum

Descendants

  • Middle English: heahfeder, hehfader

References

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