FARU

Old English Dictionary Entry

FARU

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: fær;

Definitions

1 FARU

f. I. a going, journey, passage; ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus :-- Hit ys Godes faru est transĭtus Dŏmĭni [passover], Ex. 12, 11. II. family, what is movable; fămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus :-- God ðá gemunde Noes fare God then remembered Noah's family, Gen. 8, 1. Mid ealre fare, and mid eallum ǽhtum with all his family, and with all his possessions, 12, 5. Abram ðá ferde of Egipta lande mid ealre his fare Abram then went from the land of the Egyptians with all his family, 12, 20. Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. III. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium :-- He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19; Exod. 554. n. and f. [Piers P. Chauc. fare: Laym. fære, fare, uare, faren: O. Frs. fare, fera, fere, fer, f: Ger. far, fahr, f. res mŏbĭlis: M. H. Ger. var, f. ĭter: O. H. Ger. fuora, f. ĭtio: Icel. för, f. a journey, expedition.] DER. earh- [earg-] faru, forþ-, fyrd-, gár-, hægl-, man-, streám-, wǽg-, wolcen-, ýþ-. faru

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