English
fareworthy
Fareworthy comes from Middle English *farwurthe, and goes back to Old English *færwyrþe.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*færwyrþereconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*farwurthereconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1886fareworthy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*færwyrþereconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*farwurthereconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1886fareworthy
Earliest quotation: 1886, John Wood Warter, Richard Garnett: “It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my…”
Every English word from Old English *færwyrþe
Today it means
adj Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English *færwyrþe / fareworthy