hu færest þu

Old English

Alternative forms

• hū færst ðū, hū færst þū, hū færest ðū

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuː ˈfæ.rest θuː/, [huː ˈfæ.rest θuː]

Phrase

hū færest þū

1. how are you (literally "how are you faring")
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Hui, hū færest þū?

     Hey, how's it going?

Descendants

• English: how farest thou