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fædera

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
fædera, fædra,an ; m.
An uncle, a father's brother; patruus
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  • Mín fædera

    patruus; meus,

    • Wrt. Voc. 52,
    • 13.
  • Bán hire fæderan

    patrui sui ossa,

    • Bd. 3,
    • 11;
    • S. 535, 16 : 3,
    • 24;
    • S. 556, 28 : Cd. 90
    • ;
    • Th. 114,
    • 7;
    • Gen. 1900
    • .
  • Mínes fæderan þridda fæder

    my uncle's great grandfather,

    • Wrt. Voc. 52,
    • 16.
Etymology
[
O. Frs. federia, m :
O. H. Ger. fataro, m
.]
Derived forms
suhtor-fædra, suhter-ge-fædera, eám
Linked entries
v.  EÁM fædra federa.
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  • fædera, n.