faderly

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fadirly, fadirlye, fadyrly (early) fæderlic === Etymology === From Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”); equivalent to fader +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfadərliː/, /ˈfaːdərliː/ === Adjective === faderly fatherly (pertaining to a father) ==== Descendants ==== English: fatherly Scots: faderlie Yola: fatherlie ==== References ==== “fā̆derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 April 2018. === Adverb === faderly (rare) In a fatherly way. ==== Descendants ==== English: fatherly ==== References ==== “fā̆derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 April 2018.