English Explanatory Dictionary

wayfaring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Travelling, especially on foot.
  2. Peripatetic.
noun
  1. Travel, especially on foot.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wayfare

Word forms

wayfaring waifaring wayfarings

Etymology

From Middle English wayferande, weyverinde, wayverinde, from Old English weġfarende, weġfērende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Icelandic vegfarandi. More at wayfare.

Derived words

wayfaring-tree
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