faran

See also: farán and fåran

Catalan

Verb

faran

1. third-person plural future indicative form of fer

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Gothic

Romanization

faran

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽

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Middle English

Verb

faran

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of faren

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faran.

Verb

faran

1. to go, sail

Inflection

Conjugation of faran (strong class 6)

infinitive	faran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	faru	fuor
2nd person singular	faris, farist	fuori
3rd person singular	farit	fuor
1st person plural	faron	fuorun
2nd person plural	faret	fuorut
3rd person plural	farunt	fuorun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fare	fuori
2nd person singular	fares, farest	fuoris, fuorist
3rd person singular	fare	fuori
1st person plural	faren	fuorin
2nd person plural	faret	fuorit
3rd person plural	farent	fuorint
imperative	present
singular	far
plural	faret
participle	present	past
	farandi	gefaron

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vāren
  • Dutch: varen
  • Limburgish: vare

Further reading

• “faran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Alternative forms

• fearan, fara, færan, færa, feran

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faran.

Cognate with Old Frisian fara, Old Saxon faran, Old Dutch faran, Old High German faran, Old Norse fara, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (faran).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.rɑn/

Verb

faran

1. to go (used of long distances), to travel
   • early 9th century, Vespasian Psalter, Isaiah 38:10

     Iċ fare tō helle gatum.

     I'm going to the gates of hell.

   • Blickling Homilies, "St. Andrew"

     Wē bēoþ mid þē swā hwæder swā þū færest.

     We'll be with you wherever you go.

   • late 9th century, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

     Þā fōr hē swā feorr swā hē meahte on þām ōðrum þrīm dagum ġesiġlan.

     Then he traveled as far as he could sail in the next three days.

   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Antonius hæfde þrītiġ sċipa on þām wǣron farenda hundeahtatiġ ēoreda.

     Antonius had 30 ships carrying 80 legions [literally "on which were traveling 80 legions"].

2. to fare (to exist in any state)
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Hui, hū færest þū?

     Hey, how's it going?

     (literally, “Hey, how are you faring?”)

   • c. 1005, Ælfric's Letter to Sigeweard

     Hū mæġ sē mann wel faran þe his mōd āwent fram eallum þissum bōcum, and biþ him swā ānwille þæt him lēofre biþ þæt hē libbe ǣfre be his āgnum dihte āsċīred fram þissum, swelċe hē ne cunne Cristes ġesetnessa?

     How can someone do well if they turn their mind from all these books [stuff that Ælfric wrote], if they're so stubborn that they would rather live their life always making their own separate judgments, as if they don't know the laws of Christ?

Conjugation

Conjugation of faran (strong class 6)

infinitive	faran	farenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fare	fōr
second person singular	færest, færst	fōre
third person singular	færeþ, færþ	fōr
plural	faraþ	fōron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fare	fōre
plural	faren	fōren
imperative
singular	far
plural	faraþ
participle	present	past
	farende	(ġe)færen, (ġe)faren

Related terms

• fær
• fǣr
• faru
• fierd

Derived terms

• āfaran
• faroþ
• fēran
• forfaran
• forþfaran
• ġefaran
• ġeondfaran
• infaran
• misfaran
• oferfaran
• þurhfaran
• wiþfaran
• ymbfaran

 

Descendants

• Middle English: faren, fare, faryn, feren, ffare, varen
  • English: fare
  • Scots: fare

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faran, whence also Old Saxon faran, Old Dutch faran, Old English faran, Old Norse fara, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (faran).

Verb

faran

1. to proceed
2. to go

Conjugation

Conjugation of faran (strong class 6)

infinitive	faran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	faru	fuor
2nd person singular	faris	fuori
3rd person singular	farit	fuor
1st person plural	farem, faremes	fuorum, fuorumes
2nd person plural	faret	fuorut
3rd person plural	farant	fuorun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fare	fuori
2nd person singular	fares	fuoris
3rd person singular	fare	fuori
1st person plural	farem, faremes	fuorim, fuorimes
2nd person plural	faret	fuorit
3rd person plural	faren	fuorin
imperative	present
singular	far
plural	faret
participle	present	past
	faranti	gifaran

Descendants

• Middle High German: varen, varn
  • Alemannic German: faare, fare
  • Central Franconian:

    Hunsrik: faare

  • German: fahren
  • Luxembourgish: fueren
  • Yiddish: פֿאָרן‎ (forn)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faran, whence also Old Dutch faran, Old English faran, Old Frisian fara, Old High German faran, Old Norse fara, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (faran).

Verb

faran

1. to go, to travel

Conjugation

Conjugation of faran (strong class 6)

infinitive	faran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	faru	fōr
2nd person singular	feris	fōri
3rd person singular	ferid	fōr
plural	farad	fōrun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	fare	fōri
2nd person singular	fares	fōris
3rd person singular	fare	fōri
plural	faren	fōrin
imperative	present
singular	far
plural	farad
participle	present	past
	farandi	gifaran, faran

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vāren
  • German Low German: fahren

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Swedish

Noun

faran

1. definite singular of fara.