Forthfare
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Departure. obsolete
- 2 Passing bell, death knell. obsolete
Verb
- 1 To go forth; go away; depart; journey. intransitive
"When he had learned what he wanted to know, he forthfared to meet Winton at the incoming train."
- 2 To decease; pass away; die. intransitive
Example
More examples"When he had learned what he wanted to know, he forthfared to meet Winton at the incoming train."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English forthfaren, from Old English forþfaran (“to go forth, depart”), equivalent to forth- + fare. Related to forþfaru (“departure”) and forþfōr (“departure, death”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English forthfare, from Old English forþfaru (“a going forth, departure”).
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