forthfare
To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
Noun
- Departure.
- Passing bell, death knell.
Origin
From Middle English forthfare, from Old English forþfaru (“a going forth, departure”).
Forms
Verb
- To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
- When he had learned what he wanted to know, he forthfared to meet Winton at the incoming train. - 1905, Francis Lynde, A fool for love:
- [...] with great-hearted Christians fighting for each other instead of against each other, all just forthfaring unitedly for the Christianizing of the world, [...] - 1908, The Homiletic review, volume 56, page 450:
- There was nobody to meet me as I forthfared from the prison gates, but I was not expecting any one and so was not disappointed. - 1918, Francis Lynde, Branded:
- To decease; pass away; die.
Origin
From Middle English forthfaren, from Old English forþfaran (“to go forth, depart”), equivalent to forth- + fare. Related to forþfaru (“departure”) and forþfōr (“departure, death”).