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Old English · verb

faran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈfɑ.rɑn/
Syllables
ˈfɑ · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
faredistancestravelexist

faran1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of fara:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  2. inflection of fara:; nominative/accusative plural

  3. Inflected form of fara

faran2 · verb

Senses

  1. to go (used of long distances), to travel

    Iċ fare tō helle gatum.

    I'm going to the gates of hell.

  2. to fare (to exist in any state)

    Hui, hū færest þū? Hey, how's it going?

    (literally, “Hey, how are you faring?”)

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Conjugation

Conjugation of faran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular farefōr
2nd singular færestfærstfōre
3rd singular færeþfærþfōr
Plural faraþfōron
Subjunctive
Singular farefōre
Plural farenfōren
Non-finite forms of faran
Form
Infinitive faran
Inflected infinitive farenne
Imperative singular far
Imperative plural faraþ
Present participle farende
Past participle færenġefærenfarenġefaren

All forms (18)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną. Cognate with Old Frisian fara, Old Saxon faran, Old Dutch faran, Old High German faran, Old Norse fara, Gothic (faran).

Descendants

fare

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