Definitions
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- verb intransitive To
go forth; go away;depart ;journey . - verb intransitive To
decease ;pass away ;die . - noun obsolete
Departure . - noun obsolete
Passing bell ,death knell .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forthfaren, from Old English *forþfaran ("to go forth, depart"), suggested by forþfaru ("departure"), forþfōr ("departure, death"), equivalent to forth- + fare.
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From Middle English, from Old English forþfaru ("a going forth, departure").
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Examples
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"They build outlandish craft and forthfare, no matter what you cry to them!"
Foes Mary Johnston 1903
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