"eldefader" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈeldəˌfaːder/ Forms: eldefaders [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ealdefæder, ealdfæder. Cognate with Old Frisian aldefader, aldfader. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|eald fæder|ealdefæder}} Old English ealdefæder, {{cog|ofs|aldefader}} Old Frisian aldefader Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eldefader, {{enm-noun}} eldefader (plural eldefaders)
  1. grandfather
    Sense id: en-eldefader-enm-noun-ercEmXNZ
  2. forefather; ancestor
    Sense id: en-eldefader-enm-noun-jGrY2mFu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 60 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 68 22
  3. father-in-law
    Sense id: en-eldefader-enm-noun-BqdGR8X~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ealdefader, elde-fader, eildfader, neldfadyre Related terms: eldrefader
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    },
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  ],
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    {
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        "grandfather"
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          "forefather",
          "forefather"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeldəˌfaːder/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ealdefader"
    },
    {
      "word": "elde-fader"
    },
    {
      "word": "eildfader"
    },
    {
      "word": "neldfadyre"
    }
  ],
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