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fífta fæder

  • noun [ masculine ]
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fífta fæder, m.
The fifth father; ătăvus
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  • Felix, se pápa wæs his [Gregories] fífta fæder

    Felix, the pope was his [Gregory's] fifth father

    , that is — reckoning Gregory's father as the first generation, his fifth father would be his great-grandfather's grandfather,
    • Homl. Th. ii. 118, 9.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “fífta fæder.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10682.

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