langfeðgar
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
langr (“long”) + feðgar (“male generations”)
Noun edit
langfeðgar m pl
- agnate paternal ancestors
- Synonym: langfeðr
- Antonym: langniðjar
- langfęðgar mínir vǫ́ru ríkir męnn
- my paternal ancestors were powerful men
Declension edit
Declension of langfeðgar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
masculine | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | langfeðgar | langfeðgarnir |
accusative | langfeðga | langfeðgana |
dative | langfeðgum | langfeðgunum |
genitive | langfeðga | langfeðganna |
Derived terms edit
- langfeðgatal (“a tally or roll of paternal ancestors; pedigree”)