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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
faren c
- definite singular of far
- definite singular of fare
Middle English
Etymology 1
Originally two distinct verbs:
Pronunciation
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:
- To depart or leave.
- To attack; to charge against.
- (figurative) To die; to depart from the world.
- To act or behave:
- To fare; to get along.
- To be hosted (as a guest).
- 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
infinitive
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(to) faren, fare
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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fare
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for, ferde
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2nd-person singular
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farest
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fore, for, ferdest
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3rd-person singular
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fareth
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for, ferde
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subjunctive singular
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fare
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fore1, ferde1
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imperative singular
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—
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plural2
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faren, fare
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foren, fore, ferden, ferde
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imperative plural
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fareth, fare
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—
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participles
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farynge, farende
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faren, fare, ferd, yfaren, yfare, yferd
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From Old English fearh (“piglet”) + -en (“plural suffix”).
Pronunciation
Noun
faren (genitive varewes)
- farrows, young pigs
Descendants
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
faren m
- definite singular of fare
Etymology 2
Noun
faren m
- definite singular of far
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
faren m
- definite singular of fare
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
faren m
- definite singular of far
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Participle
faren (neuter fare, definite singular and plural farne)
- past participle of fara and fare
Old English
Verb
faren
- past participle of faran
Swedish
Etymology 1
Participle
faren
- past participle of fara
Etymology 2
Noun
faren c
- (zoology) zope, blue bream, Abramis ballerus
Declension
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