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Old English · adjective

fæderen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfæ.de.ren/
Syllables
ˈfæ · de · ren (3 syllables)
Modern English
paternalfatherrelational

Meaning

  1. paternal; (relational) father

    fæderencnōsl

    paternal kin

  2. having the same father

    fæderenbrōþor

    half brother of the same father

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadrīnaz, equivalent to fæder (“father”) + -en.

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