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wayfaring

way·fa·ring

uncommon

adjective

1.

traveling especially on foot

  • “peripatetic country preachers”
  • “a poor wayfaring stranger”
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Origin

From Middle English wayferande, weyverinde, wayverinde, from Old English weġfarende, weġfērende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Icelandic vegfarandi. More at wayfare.

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