Forfader

Old Danish Dictionary - forfader

Meaning of Old Danish word "Forfader", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Forfader can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) bedstefader; thet giørendis konningh Karll bewiiser hand seg at effterfølge hans forfaders rættwiishedt (1519). D. Mag. IX. 361; en vor kiere' hr. forfaders koning Christen then fyrste koning udi Dan- marck aff thett naffn, hans dom (1553), Rosenv., Gl. D. I. 215; som baade hans fader oc forfader haftde før han- nem. Vedel, Saxo. 478; kong

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᛆᚦᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
g.
grad (gradus).

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