langfeðgar

Old Norse

Etymology

langr (“long”) +‎ feðgar (“male generations”)

Noun

langfeðgar m pl

1. agnate paternal ancestors

   Synonym: langfeðr

   Antonym: langniðjar

   langfęðgar mínir vǫ́ru ríkir męnn

   my paternal ancestors were powerful men

Declension

  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

• langfeðgatal (“a tally or roll of paternal ancestors; pedigree”)