"lorefather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lorefathers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lorefadyr, larefadir, larfadir, equivalent to lore + father. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lorefadyr}} Middle English lorefadyr, {{m|enm|larefadir}} larefadir, {{m|enm|larfadir}} larfadir, {{compound|en|lore|father}} lore + father Head templates: {{en-noun}} lorefather (plural lorefathers)
  1. (archaic, rare) A male teacher Tags: archaic, rare Synonyms: lare-father, lore-father
    Sense id: en-lorefather-en-noun-WtBHgvHS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lorefather meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "text": "Of all men they do most evil, Their lorefather is the devil. — MS. Harleian, quoted by Halliwell."
        },
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          "ref": "2010, Gav Thorpe, The Crown of the Blood",
          "text": "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.",
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