fornfader

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === forne fader, forn-fader, fornefadyr, forn-fadir === Etymology === From forn (“before”) +‎ fader. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔːrnˈfadər/, /fɔːrnˈfaːdər/, /fɔrn-/ === Noun === fornfader (plural fornfadres) Adam (as the progenitor of humankind) forefather, ancestor ==== References ==== “fō̆rn-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.