English Explanatory Dictionary

wayfare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Travel, journeying.
verb
  1. To make a journey; to travel.

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪfɛə(ɹ)/

Word forms

wayfare wayfares wayfaring wayfore wayfared wayfaren

Etymology

From Middle English weyfaren, originally in participle form weyfarand, from Old English weġfarende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Danish vejfarende (“wayfaring”), Swedish vägfarande, German wegfahren (“to drive away”), Icelandic vegfarandi (“wayfaring”). More at way, fare.

Related words

wayfarer wayfaring
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