fornfader
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From forn (“before”) + fader.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fornfader (plural fornfadres)
- Adam (as the progenitor of humankind)
- forefather, ancestor
References edit
- “fō̆rn-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.