befarre

West Frisian

Etymology

From be- +‎ farre (“to sail”). Compare Dutch bevaren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈfarə/

Verb

befarre

1. to sail

Conjugation

Strong
infinitive	befarre
3rd singular past	befear
past participle	befearn
infinitive	befarre
long infinitive	befarren
gerund	befarren n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	befar	befear
2nd singular	befarst	befearst
3rd singular	befart	befear
plural	befarre	befearen
imperative	befar
participles	befarrend	befearn

• (variant past tenses of befarre):
  • 1st and 3rd person singular: befoer
  • 2nd person singular: befoerst
  • plural: befoeren

Further reading

• “befarre”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011