noun
eldfather
Eldfather (noun) means Your grandfather, or an ancestor further back.
noun
1
Your grandfather, or an ancestor further back.
"Elof sat with his eyes closed, still in the grip of the thought that he had just heard his eldfathers, all the way back to Adam, chanting at the table."
— Frederick Feikema Manfred, The chokecherry tree (1975)
2
The father of your husband or wife.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English eldfader, a variant of olde fader, from Old English eald fæder (“grandfather, ancestor”); equivalent to eld (“old”) + father. Cognate with Scots eldfader (“grandfather, father-in-law”) and Old Frisian aldafeder (“grandfather”).
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What is the meaning of eldfather?
"eldfather" (noun) means your grandfather, or an ancestor further back.
What are the different meanings of eldfather?
"eldfather" has 2 main meanings: 1. Your grandfather, or an ancestor further back; 2. The father of your husband or wife.
