faderly

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fadirly, fadirlye, fadyrly
• (early) fæderlic

Etymology

From Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”); equivalent to fader +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfadərliː/, /ˈfaːdərliː/

Adjective

faderly

1. fatherly (pertaining to a father)

Descendants

• English: fatherly
• Scots: faderlie
• Yola: fatherlie

References

• “fā̆derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.

Adverb

faderly (rare)

1. In a fatherly way.

Descendants

• English: fatherly

References

• “fā̆derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.