"fare" meaning in Middle English

See fare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaːr(ə)/ Forms: far [alternative], phare [alternative], vare [alternative], fære [alternative, Early-Middle-English], væræ [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Originally two distinct nouns: * Old English faru, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farō. * Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic *farą. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|faru}} Old English faru, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*faru}} Proto-West Germanic *faru, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*farō}} Proto-Germanic *farō, {{inh|enm|ang|fær}} Old English fær, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*far}} Proto-West Germanic *far, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*farą}} Proto-Germanic *farą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fare, {{enm-noun|-}} fare (uncountable)
  1. A journey, course, or travel. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-UxfOofGl Categories (other): Travel Disambiguation of Travel: 65 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. A group on a journey. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-69bBlG1S
  3. A proceeding or occurrence:
    Behaviour or appearance.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-D0GtqGHx Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Appearance, Collectives Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 25 18 8 13 3 15 Disambiguation of Appearance: 3 2 80 5 5 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Collectives: 8 8 39 10 9 11 8 6
  4. A proceeding or occurrence:
    Condition or fortune.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-e2PxPOrT
  5. A proceeding or occurrence:
    A commotion or disturbance.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-iuWWA6Mx
  6. Provisions, especially food. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-PpMsMfAr
  7. (rare) A path or way. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-noun-5-HgmUKy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yvel fare Related terms: chaffare, feldefare, heyfre
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} fare
  1. Alternative form of faren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: faren
    Sense id: en-fare-enm-verb-PBYIl7KA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "vare",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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          "english": "You could go a whole day's journey, but you'd never find anyone in town or any tilled fields.",
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          "text": "Þu myhteſ faren al a dæiſ fare ſculdeſt thu neure finden man in tun ſittende · ne land tiled.",
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        "Condition or fortune."
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        "A commotion or disturbance."
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        "A path or way."
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          "path"
        ],
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          "way"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A path or way."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːr(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fare"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "A path or way."
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        "(rare) A path or way."
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  "word": "fare"
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