olde fader

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === old fader, elde fader, elde-fader, eelde fadir aldefader, alde feder, ealdefader, alde-vader (Early Middle English) eildfader, aldfadire (Northern) === Etymology === From Old English ealdefæder, variant of eald fæder; equivalent to old +‎ fader. In some forms, the first element is influenced by elde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔːld(ə)ˈfadər/, /ˌɔːld(ə)ˈfaːdər/, /ˌeːld(ə)ˈfadər/, /ˌeːld(ə)ˈfaːdər/ === Noun === olde fader (plural olde fadres) grandfather forefather, male ancestor (rare) father-in-law ==== Synonyms ==== (grandfather): aiel, grandfadre (forefather): forfader (father-in-law): fader in lawe ==== Descendants ==== English: eldfather Scots: eldfader ==== References ==== “ōld(e-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “ēlde-fā̆der, ēld-, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.