See also: far, Far, FAR, -far, fár, får, and fær

Manx

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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far-

  1. pseudo-, mock, fake

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
far- ar- var-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Prefix

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far-

  1. Alternative form of for-

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *firi- (around, across), *fra- (away from, off of, fully), *furi- (before, forth, forward).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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far-

  1. forming verbs from verbs with various senses especially ‘wrongly, away from, astray, abstention, prohibition, perversion, destruction’
    farbiodan (to forbid, prohibit)
    farwerthan (to perish, die)
    farswerian (to forswear)
  2. used to create intensified adjectives and verbs from other adjectives and verbs, with the sense of completely or fully. Compare Modern English use of up
    farbrekan (to violate)
    farswindan (to disappear)
    fargeƀan (to forgive)
  3. very
    farwurht (a very evil deed)

Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: vor-

Scottish Gaelic

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Prefix

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far-

  1. additional, extra

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