ǣr-fæder

ǣr-fæder, m.n: forefather. (AER-FADD-er / ˈæːr-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a schematic representation of Christ’s genealogy as a branching tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem.
Capuchin’s Bible, c. 1180; Bibliothèque nationale de France. [en.wikipedia.org]

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