föðurlegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫðurligr, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz. Equivalent to faðir + -legur. Cognate with Danish faderlig, Swedish faderlig and English fatherly.

Adjective

föðurlegur (comparative föðurlegri, superlative föðurlegastur)

  1. fatherly, paternal

Inflection

  • föðurlega (paternally)

Further reading

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