forfader

== Danish == === Alternative forms === forfar === Etymology === for- +‎ fader, from Old Norse forfaðir, likely from Middle Low German vorvader. === Noun === forfader c (singular definite forfaderen, plural indefinite forfædre) an ancestor, a forefather ==== Declension ==== === References === “forfader” in Den Danske Ordbog “forfader” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Middle English == === Alternative forms === forefader, forefadir, vorvader === Etymology === From fore- +‎ fader. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔːrˈfadər/, /fɔːrˈfaːdər/ === Noun === forfader (plural forfadres) forefather, ancestor ==== Descendants ==== English: forefather Scots: forefaither, forefader ==== References ==== “fōr(e-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From for- +‎ fader. === Noun === forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedre, definite plural forfedrene) (often in plural form) an ancestor, a forefather === References === “forfader” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From for- +‎ fader. === Noun === forfader m (definite singular forfaderen, indefinite plural forfedrar, definite plural forfedrane) (often in plural form) old form of forfar === References === “forfader” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.