- ealdefæder
- m (-es/-as) a grandfather, ancestor; in pl fathers, forefathers
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ealdefæder
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Grandparent — Grandpa and Grandma redirect here. For other uses, see Grandpa (disambiguation) and Grandma (disambiguation). Grandad redirects here. For other uses, see Grandad (disambiguation). The Favorite, by Georgios Iakovidis (1890) Grandparents are the… … Wikipedia
grandfather — early 15c., from GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.) + FATHER (Cf. father), probably on analogy of Fr. grand père. Replaced GRANDSIRE (Cf. grandsire) and O.E. ealdefæder. Grandfather clause originally (1900) referred to exemptions from post Reconstruction… … Etymology dictionary
