forme fader

Middle English

Alternative forms

vorme fader, forme ffader, forme-fader, formere fader, forme-ffadir, fferme ffader, foorme fader, form fader, forme fadir, fform fadur, former fader

Etymology

From forme (“first”) +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔrm(ə)ˈfadər/, /fɔrm(ə)ˈfaːdər/

Noun

forme fader (plural forme fadres)

Adam (as the progenitor of humankind)
forefather, ancestor

References

“form(e-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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