langfeðgar

Old Norse

Etymology

langr (“long”) +‎ feðgar (“male generations”)

Noun

langfeðgar m pl

  1. agnate paternal ancestors
    Synonym: langfeðr
    Antonym: langniðjar
    langfęðgar mínir vǫ́ru ríkir męnn
    my paternal ancestors were powerful men

Declension
  Declension of langfeðgar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
masculine plural
indefinite definite
nominative langfeðgar langfeðgarnir
accusative langfeðga langfeðgana
dative langfeðgum langfeðgunum
genitive langfeðga langfeðganna

Derived terms
  • langfeðgatal (“a tally or roll of paternal ancestors; pedigree”)
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