Dictionary:fara
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Nynorn
Etymology
From Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic *faraną, from Proto-Indo-European *por- (‘going, passage’).
Shetland use
- An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)
- Jakobsen, Jakob
*faren1 [fārən] and *farna [fārna], perf. part., gone; passed away; set off; used promiscuously as perf. part., pres. part. and pres. ind., “f.” is found in the obs. expr.: kware (kwaren) faren or kwarna farna, where are you going? also: where have you (gone)? faren Mogeland [mōꞏꞏgəlāndꞏ], I am going to M. Fo. The form foren [fōrən] is still used as the last part of a compd.; see misfare, vb. O.N. fara, vb., to fare; go; set off; travel; perf. part.: farinn. Shetl. fare, vb., assimilates otherwise to Eng. fare, vb.; Shetl. weel fare du (O.N. vel fari þú)! = Eng. farewell!
foren [fōrən], perf. part., prop. gone away; set off; now only in phrases, such as: Foo [‘how’]’s du f.? what luck have you had (on your journey)? I’m f. ower weel [‘very well’], I have fared very well. Conn. O.N. farinn, perf. part. of fara, vb., to fare; travel. Cf. faren and misforen, perf. part., and førd2, vb.
førd2 [fø̄rd], vb. n., 1) to wander; in a fisherman’s verse from U.:. . . de ali grontjels wis [‘was’ — were] førdin aboot de fire, the sucking pigs wandered about the fire (the fire-place) (Ub.). 2) a) to get on or along in a certain manner, esp. in conjunction with “weel” [‘well’], more rarely with “ill” [‘badly’]; he førded weel, he was well received. Occas. passively: he was weel førded, he was well treated and entertained. Fe. b) to thrive; to f. weel, to thrive well. Fe. — førd 1 springs from O.N. ferðask, vb., to travel, førd 2 from O.N. fara, vb., to fare, fara vel, to fare well, to be successful in one’s expedition. For the mingling of the forms see ford2, fori and førd, sbs., as well as førd1, vb.
Pronunciation
IPA: /ˈfaːra/
Alternate Forms
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Verb
- fara
- to go (away)
- depart
Inflection
| Infinitive | fara | |
|---|---|---|
| Supine | farið | |
| Participles | farandi | faren |
| Indicative | Present | Preterite |
| First Sing. | fer | fúr |
| Second Sing. | ferer | fúr |
| Third Sing. | ferer | fúr |
| Plural | fara | fúru |
| Subjunctive | Present | Preterite |
| All | fari | - |
| Mediopassive | Present | Preterite |
| First Sing. | ferst | fúrst |
| Second Sing. | ferst | fúrst |
| Third Sing. | ferst | fúrst |
| Plural | farst | fúrst |
| Imperative | Present | Preterite |
| Second Sing. | far | - |
| Second Plur. | farið | - |
Synonyms
(none known)