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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Father m. Proto-Germanic *fadēr 'father'.

Sweden
Old Swedish
1356 Fader (nom) SDHK no. 6977; 1414 Fadher (gen) ibid. no. 18236
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Father". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Father.