fornfader
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom forn (“before”) + fader.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfornfader (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.