eldertongue

Old English · noun

eald fæder

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Modern English
grandfathereldfatherancestor

Meaning

  1. grandfather

    Coordinate term: eald mōdor

  2. ancestor

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian aldafeder and Old Saxon aldfader.

Descendants

eldfather

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