Fareworthy
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained.
"It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my Talking Friend, 'found his way under the old tree, my father, and he was free and færewyrd — that is to say, free and fareworthy, or with the right to go where he would — [...]"
Example
More examples"It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my Talking Friend, 'found his way under the old tree, my father, and he was free and færewyrd — that is to say, free and fareworthy, or with the right to go where he would — [...]"
Etymology
From Middle English *farwurthe, *farewurthe, from Old English *færwyrþe, færewyrþe (“having a right to depart, able to go”), equivalent to fare (“departure”) + -worthy.
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