Old English · noun

gefædera

Normalised ġefædera

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /jeˈfæ.de.rɑ/
Syllables: je · ˈfæ · de · rɑ (4 syllables)
Modern English: godfather

Meaning

godfather

Declension

Declension of gefædera
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġefædera	ġefæderan
Accusative	ġefæderan	ġefæderan
Genitive	ġefæderan	ġefæderena
Dative	ġefæderan	ġefæderum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō, equivalent to ġe- + fædera. Akin to Low Low German Gevadder, Gevader, Old High German gifatero (German Gevatter), Middle Dutch gevadere (Dutch gevader).

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