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fær

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
fær, nom. acc: gen. færes; dat. fære; pl. nom. acc. faru; gen. fara; dat. farum, n: fær; gen. dat. acc. fære; pl. nom. gen. acc. fara; dat. farum; f? [from faran to go] .
Wright's OE grammar
§345;
a going, journey, way, journeying, expedition; ĭter, expĕdītio bellĭca
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  • Ánes dæges fær

    ĭter diei,

    • Lk. Bos. 2,
    • 44.
  • Gódige folces fær

    facilitate the people's journeying,

    • L. Pen. 15
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 282,
    • 9.
  • Ðæt wæs fær micel

    that was a great expedition,

    • Invent. Crs. Recd. 1295
    • ;
    • El. 646
    • .
that in which a journey or voyage is made,-
a vehicle, vessel, ship; vehĭcŭlum, nāvis
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  • Ðú ðær [Th. Grn. ðæt that]fær gewyrc

    make thou that vessel,

    • Cd. 65
    • ;
    • Th. 79,
    • 6;
    • Gen. 1307
    • .
  • Fær Noes

    Noah's ark,

    • Cd. 66
    • ;
    • Th. 80,
    • 4;
    • Gen. 1323
    • .
Etymology
[
Piers P. Chauc. fare:
Laym. fære, fare, uare:
Plat. foore, foor, f:
Dut. voer, n:
Ger. fuhre, f:
M. H. Ger. var, f:
O. H. Ger. fuora, f: far, n:
Dan. före, n:
Swed. fora, f:
Icel. för , f. a journey
.]
Derived forms
ád-fær, ge-, in-, ofer-, ongeán-, út-, þurh-
Linked entries
v.  færr FARU.
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