Etymology

fareworthy

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Today it means: Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained. Full definition →

Middle English *farwurthe, *farewurthe ← Old English *færwyrþe
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  1. Old English · inherited from*færwyrþe
  2. Middle English · inherited from*farwurthe, *farewurthe
  3. English todayfareworthy

From Middle English *farwurthe, *farewurthe, from Old English *færwyrþe, færewyrþe (“having a right to depart, able to go”), equivalent to fare (“departure”) + -worthy.

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