Old English · noun

fæder

Part of speech: noun, masculine
IPA: /ˈfæ.der/
Syllables: ˈfæ · der (2 syllables)
Modern English: father faeder

Meaning

father

beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne, eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð, frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð.

Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath, fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.
Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene

Declension

Declension of fæder
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fæder	fæderas
Accusative	fæder	fæderas
Genitive	fæder fæderes	fædera
Dative	fæder fædere	fæderum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic (fadar).

Descendants

faeder, father

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