faderly

Middle English

Alternative forms

fadirly, fadirlye, fadyrly
(early) fæderlic

Etymology

From Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”); equivalent to fader +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfadərliː/, /ˈfaːdərliː/

Adjective

faderly

fatherly (pertaining to a father)

Descendants

English: fatherly
Scots: faderlie
Yola: fatherlie

References

“fā̆derlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.

Adverb

faderly (rare)

In a fatherly way.

Descendants

English: fatherly

References

“fā̆derlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.