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See also: förfader and förfäder

Middle English

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Etymology

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From fore- +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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forfader (plural forfadres)

  1. forefather, ancestor

Descendants

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  • English: forefather
  • Scots: forefaither, forefader

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

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

  1. an ancestor, a forefather

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fader.

Noun

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

  1. old form of forfar

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