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eldfathers

eldfathers is the plural of eldfather.

Meaning of eldfather

Noun

eldfather (plural eldfathers)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) One's grandfather or forefather.
    • Elof sat with his eyes closed, still in the grip of the thought that he had just heard his eldfathers, all the way back to Adam, chanting at the table.1975, Frederick Feikema Manfred, The chokecherry tree, page 19
  2. (obsolete) One's father-in-law.

Questions about eldfathers

What is eldfathers the plural of?
Eldfathers is the plural of eldfather.

Words near eldfathers in the dictionary

  1. elderwood
  2. elderwort
  3. eldest
  4. eldests
  5. eldfather
  6. eldfathers
  7. eldfellite
  8. elding
  9. Eldings
  10. eldmother
  11. eldmothers

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