faren

See also: fåren and fǎrén

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːən/, ,

Noun

faren c

definite singular of far
definite singular of fare

Middle English

Etymology 1

Originally two distinct verbs:

Old English faran, from Proto-West Germanic *faran, from Proto-Germanic *faraną.
Old English fēran, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.

Alternative forms

fare, faryn, feren, ffare, varen
faran, farenn, fearen (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaːrən/

Verb

faren (third-person singular simple present fareth, present participle farynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative ferde, past participle ferd)

To move, go or travel:
- p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
  Þu myhteſ faren al a dæiſ fare ſculdeſt thu neure finden man in tun ſittende · ne land tiled.
  You could go a whole day's journey, but you'd never find anyone in town or any tilled fields.
1. To depart or leave.
2. To attack; to charge against.
3. (figurative) To die; to depart from the world.
To act or behave:
1. To fare; to get along.
2. To be hosted (as a guest).
3. To result in; to turn out.
To resemble something else.
To proceed to do; to start or continue doing.
(of time) To elapse; to pass.

Conjugation

Conjugation of faren (strong class 6 or weak irregular)

infinitive	(to) faren, fare
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fare	for, ferde
2nd-person singular	farest	fore, for, ferdest
3rd-person singular	fareth	for, ferde
subjunctive singular	fare	fore¹, ferde¹
imperative singular	fare	—

plural²	faren, fare	foren, fore, ferden, ferde
imperative plural	fareth, fare	—

participles	farynge, farende	faren, fare, ferd, yfaren, yfare, yferd