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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fawr-fah-ther, fohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌfɑ ðər, ˈfoʊr- |
Définition of forefather
Origin :- "ancestor," c.1300, from fore- + father (n.); perhaps directly from Old Norse forfaðir.
- noun ancestor
- Orkins might be the forefather of a new race—a helluva race.
- Extract from : « The Whispering Spheres » by Russell Robert Winterbotham
- It remained upon the point of rock, and my forefather took it thence.
- Extract from : « Benita, An African Romance » by H. Rider Haggard
- You see the further away your forefather is, the more the virtue.
- Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
- Your forefather, who, in the revival of science, sought the secrets of Apollonius and Paracelsus.
- Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- It is said that in olden times the forefather of the Armenians had to flee for his life.
- Extract from : « Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories » by Anonymous
- The white-eyed man was stationed at Lati,97 and is the forefather of all the people of Lati.
- Extract from : « The History of Sulu » by Najeeb M. Saleeby
- As his forefather's fate was, so shall his be, for in both of them dwells the same spirit.
- Extract from : « The Wanderer's Necklace » by H. Rider Haggard
- No record, when my said forefather gave you other lands in place of them which you now hold?
- Extract from : « The Lady Of Blossholme » by H. Rider Haggard
- We will see if this man can sing a death song as did Ragnar our forefather.
- Extract from : « Wulfric the Weapon Thane » by Charles W. Whistler
- "Well known is the name of Ragnar Lodbrok, my forefather," said the jarl.
- Extract from : « Wulfric the Weapon Thane » by Charles W. Whistler
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