"fara" meaning in Old English

See fara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɑː.rɑ/ Forms: fāra [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɑː.rɑ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nl}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form|head=fāra}} fāra
  1. genitive plural of fāh Tags: form-of, genitive, plural Form of: fāh
    Sense id: en-fara-ang-adj-3CM-cY1T Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑ.rɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑ.rɑ Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *farō (“traveller”) Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*farō|t=traveller}} Proto-West Germanic *farō (“traveller”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} fara m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|far}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fara|faran|faran|faran|faran|farena|faran|farum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fara [nominative, singular], faran [nominative, plural], faran [accusative, singular], faran [accusative, plural], faran [genitive, singular], farena [genitive, plural], faran [dative, singular], farum [dative, plural]
  1. traveller, farer Tags: masculine Derived forms: ġefara, merefara, tīdfara
    Sense id: en-fara-ang-noun-zkkeTSkk Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38 Related terms: fær, færeld, fare, fareld, faru, fer, fera, fēre, gefēr, gefēra, gefēre, gefēred, gefērlīþlīce, sċipfarend
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑ.rɑ/ Forms: farena [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑ.rɑ Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|g=f}} fara f
  1. genitive plural of faru Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, plural Form of: faru
    Sense id: en-fara-ang-noun-eqU-pfU9 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 34 28 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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