Definition
An archaic or regional term for a leader, scout, or one who goes before a group, possibly related to gang or gaggle movements.
Etymology
Likely from 'fore-' (before) and an obsolete root related to 'gauge' or 'gager' (one who measures or leads). May derive from Middle English gang-leader terminology.
Kelly Says
This is a fascinating ghost-word—it barely appears in surviving texts, but it likely meant a leader who 'gaged' or measured the way forward, showing how occupational titles in English often combined 'fore-' with action verbs.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পূর্বপুরুষ
poor-bo-pur-ush
CACatalà
avantpassat
av-ant-pas-sat
CSČeština
předci
pre-d-ci
DADansk
forfader
for-fa-der
DEDeutsch
Vorfahren
for-fa-ren
ELΕλληνικά
προγόνιδες
pro-go-nid-es
ESEspañol
antepasado
an-te-pa-sa-do
FAفارسی
پیشینیان
pi-she-ni-yan
FISuomi
esi-isä
e-si-i-sa
FRFrançais
ancêtre
an-se-tre
IDBahasa Indonesia
leluhur
le-lu-hur
ITItaliano
antenato
an-te-na-to
MSBahasa Melayu
nenek moyang
ne-nek mo-yan
MYမြန်မာ
အစောပင်
a-sa-u-pin
NLNederlands
voorvader
voor-va-der
NONorsk
forfader
for-fa-der
PLPolski
przodek
pr-zo-dek
PTPortuguês
antepassado
an-te-pas-sa-do
RORomână
strămoși
stra-mo-si
SVSvenska
förfader
for-fa-der
SWKiswahili
wazazi
wa-za-zi
TEతెలుగు
కుటుంబ దివ్యులు
ku-tu-m-ba di-vyu-lu
THไทย
บรรพบุรุษ
ban-rap-pu-rut
TLTL
mga ninuno
mga ni-nu-no
UKУкраїнська
попередники
po-ve-der-ni-ki
URاردو
آباؤ اجداد
aa-ba-o a-ja-da-d
VITiếng Việt
tổ tiên
to-ti-en