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lorefather

lorefather noun: a male teacher.

Noun

lorefather (plural lorefathers)

  1. (archaic, rare) A male teacher
    • Of all men they do most evil, Their lorefather is the devil. — MS. Harleian, quoted by Halliwell.
    • Not in Ullsaard's lifetime had anyone gone up there, but in generations past every equinox and solstice had seen the flames dancing high as the loremothers and the lorefathers had led the people in their rituals of sacrifice to appease the spirits of sky and earth and forest.2010, Gav Thorpe, The Crown of the Blood

Forms of lorefather

plurallorefathers
alternative formlare-father
alternative formlore-father

Origin of lorefather

From Middle English lorefadyr, larefadir, larfadir, equivalent to lore + father.

Questions about lorefather

What does lorefather mean?
Lorefather means a male teacher.
What part of speech is lorefather?
Lorefather is a noun.
What is the plural of lorefather?
The plural of lorefather is lorefathers.

Words near lorefather in the dictionary

  1. Lorediakarkar
  2. Loredo
  3. Loredos
  4. Loree
  5. Lorees
  6. lorefather
  7. lorefathers
  8. Lorega
  9. Lorega San Miguel
  10. lorel
  11. Lorelai

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