fæder – Old English noun declension

Noun: fæder
Gender: m

Nominative

Singular	fæder
Plural	fæderas

Genitive

Singular	fæder; fæderes
Plural	fædera

Dative

Singular	fæder; fædere
Plural	fæderum

Accusative

Singular	fæder
Plural	fæderas

Sample Sentences

Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne,
eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð. (Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,

fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would

know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks

help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]

Nouns inflected like fæder

ealdefæder, fæder, ealdfæder, forefæder,

Etymology

1. From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
2. Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar). See: Old Norse Nouns 'faðir', Gothic Nouns '𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂'.

Verbs referencing "fæder"

Middle English Nouns fader, Old Norse Nouns faðir, Ancient Greek Nouns πατήρ, Old English Nouns faþu, Old English Nouns faþe.