yþfaru

Old English

Alternative forms

• ȳðfaru — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) +‎ faru (“passage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyːθ.fɑ.ru/

Noun

ȳþfaru f (nominative plural ȳþfara)

1. a course on the waves
2. the sea

Declension

Declension of yþfaru (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþfaru	ȳþfara, ȳþfare
accusative	ȳþfare	ȳþfara, ȳþfare
genitive	ȳþfare	ȳþfara
dative	ȳþfare	ȳþfarum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ȲÞFARU”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.