Family words

Words describing family relationships:

A - C

aunt (father’s sister)	faðe f, faðu f
aunt (mother’s sister or cousin)	mōdrie f, mōdrige f
bastard	hornungsunu m
bastard brother	hornungbrōðor m
birth	cenning f
brother	brōðor m
brother (from the same father)	fæderenbrōðor m
brother-in-law	āðum m
brothers, brethren	gebrōðru, gebrōðra
child	magotimber n,
child of one’s (own) mother	mōdorcild n

D

daughter	dohtor f
descendant	sunu m, magu m, magotūdor n,
descendant, family, race, line; child-bearing; brood; company, band; team (of horses, oxen, etc.)	tēam m
descent	æðelu f,
domestic, familiar	hīredlic adj
domestic, member of a household	hīredcniht m

E - F

evil kinsman?, alien?	unmæg? m
family	æðelu f, hūs n race
father	fæder m
father’s sister	faðe f, faðu f
father’s sister’s son	faðusunu m
female child, girl	mægdencild n
female relative	māge f,

G

generation, race	cnēowsibb f
genital	cennendlic adj
God the Father	godfæder m
goddaughter	goddohtor f
godfather	godfæder m
godfather [L compater]	cumpæder m
godmother	cumendre f sponsor
godmother	godmōdor f
godson	godsunu m
granddaughter	nift f, nefene f|-
grandfather	ealdfæder m, eoldra fæder m

H - L

house	hūs n
household	hūs n
household	hīwen n
household, family, retinue; brotherhood, company	hīred m
increase of family	magotimber n,
kinsman, relation, ancestor	cnēowmǽg m
kinsman (male)	magu m,

M - N

man	wer
	magu m,
member of a household	hūsa m
member of a household (female)	hīredwīfmann m
members of a family, household, or religious house	hīwan [gen pl hīwna, hī(g)na]
mother	mōdor f, cennestre f
nephew	brōðorsunu m brother’s son, sweostorbearn n
nephew (brother’s son)	brōðorsunu m
nephew (sister’s son)	sweostorsunu m
nephew (sister’s son or cousin)	geswigra m
nephew or niece (sister’s child)	sweostorbearn n
nephew; stepson; grandson; second cousin	nefa m
niece	brōðordohter f, sweostorbearn n
niece	nift f, nefene f

O - R

offspring	magotūdor n,
origin	æðelu f,
orphan	stēopbearn n, stēopcild n
parent	cennend m
procreation	cenning f
progeny	magotimber n,
progeny, family	cnēowrīm n
race (family)	hūs n

S

servant	magu m,
sister	sweostor f
sister in law (brother’s wife)	brōðorwīf n
sister's child	sweostorbearn n
sisters	gesweostor f pl, gesweostra f pl, gesweostru f pl
son	sunu m, magu m, magotimber n,
son-in-law	āðum m
sponsor	cumendre f godmother
sponsor (female), godmother	gefædere f
sponsor (male), godfather	gefædera m
step-daughter	stēopdohtor f, nift f
step-father	stēopfæder m
step-mother	stēopmōdor f
step-son	stēopsunu m
the Son	sunu m,

U - Y

uncle (maternal)	ēam m
uncle (paternal)	fædera m
warrior	magu m,
whore	hōre f
young man	magu m,
young of animals	sunu m