Old English · noun
heahfæder
Normalised hēahfæder
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der/[ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌfæ.der]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑːx · ˌfæ · der (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- highfathergod the fatherpatriarchtheology
Meaning
-
a patriarch
-
God the Father
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hēahfæder | hēahfæderas |
| Accusative | hēahfæder | hēahfæderas |
| Genitive | hēahfæderes | hēahfædera |
| Dative | hēahfædere | hēahfæderum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hauhafader (“patriarch”), equivalent to hēah + fæder.
Descendants
highfather
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