forfaran
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to go or pass away; fare away
- to destroy, perish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *frafaraną prefix from Old English faran (travel, journey, go, set forth, proceed, wander, fare).
Origin
Old English
faran
Gloss
travel, journey, go, set forth, proceed, wander, fare
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
旅
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forfairn English
- forfare English
- *farandz Proto-Germanic
- *faraną Proto-Germanic
- *frafaraną Proto-Germanic
- afaran Old English
- faran Old English
- farende Old English
- forþfaran Old English
- gefaran Old English
- geondfaran Old English
- infaran Old English
- oferfaran Old English
- tofaran Old English
- wiþfaran Old English
- ymbfaran Old English
- þurhfaran Old English
- faren Middle English
- forfaren Middle English
- firfaran Old High German
- *faran gmw-pro
- farfaran Old Dutch