noun
Meaning 1
One's grandfather or forefather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
eldfather
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noun
Meaning 2
One's father-in-law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
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”).