fore-elder
fore-elder · fore-elders
A progenitor or ancestorA progenitor or ancestor.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland)A progenitor or ancestor.
Origin
From Middle English foreldre, from fore- (“fore-”) + eldre (“elder, ancestor”); equivalentFrom Middle English foreldre, from fore- (“fore-”) + eldre (“elder, ancestor”); equivalent to fore- + elder. Compare Old Norse foreldrar (“fore-elders”, plural), whence Danish forældre (“parents”), Swedish föräldrar (“parents”). Compare also Dutch voorouder (“ancestor”), German Voreltern (“ancestors”).
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Forms
plural: fore-elders| Singular | fore-elder |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedforeganger
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.