faru

Noun

faru m (plural faros)

1. lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)

Verb

faru

1. imperative of fari

Alternative forms

• fru

Pronoun

faru (emphatic farusan)

1. third-person plural of fara

Further reading

• "faru" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaru/

Noun

faru

1. accusative singular of fara
2. instrumental singular of fara

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farō, from the same base as faran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑru/

Noun

faru f

1. a journey or going

   Hit ys Godes faru. ― It [Passover] is the passing of God.

   (Exodus)

2. something transportable, especially one's family

   God ða gemunde Noes fare. ― Then God remembered Noah's family.

   (Genesis)

3. a march or expedition

   He ðas fare lædeþ. ― He leads this expedition.

   (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)