wayfaring

English

adj
Definitions
  • Travelling, especially on foot.
  • Peripatetic.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wayferande inherited from Old English weġfarende (wayfaring) compound from English way (road, highway) + English faring (journeying, going, travelling).

Origin

English

faring

Gloss

journeying, going, travelling

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