Definition of ELDFATHER

eldfather

Meanings

Plural: eldfathers

Noun

  • One's grandfather or forefather.
  • One's father-in-law.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eldfader, variant of olde fader, from Old English eald fæder (“grandfather, ancestor”), equivalent to eld (“old”) + father. Cognate with Scots eldfader (“grandfather, father-in-law”), Old Frisian aldafeder (“grandfather”).

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