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wayfaring.

Travelling, especially on foot.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Travelling, especially on foot.

    not-comparable
  2. Peripatetic.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Travel, especially on foot.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wayfare

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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