wayfarern.

Brit.

/ˈweɪˌfɛːrə/, U.S.

/ˈweɪˌfɛrər/

Forms: see way n.¹ and farer n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, farer n.

Etymology: < way n.¹ + farer n. Compare earlier wayfaring adj. and later wayfare v. Compare also wayferer n.Compare also Old English wegfarend , in the same sense ( < way n.¹ + fare v.¹ + -end suffix¹).

A traveller by road, esp. one who goes on foot.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > by road

wayferendeOE

wayfaring manOE

way-goera1382

wayferer1388

dustyfoota1400

wayfarerc1430

thorough-farer1628

roadster1834

road-farer1845

pathfarer1880

roadman1906

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. xx. 148 She leedeth me in to the grete weyes there the weifareres and the pilgrimes or oothere grete lordes shulden passen to asken there here almesse.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 520 Weyfarere, viator, viatrix.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Lj^v The waiefarer shall hardly come to his iorneis end, except he haue some money in his purse.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 66 But in stead of remedy, they receyued in answere, that neither such an outcorner was frequented with many wayfarers, nor by hanging out signes..did they inuite any.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiii. 65 This [sc. the Full Moon] offers her self without a Veil, even to the Eyes of Wayfarers, Shepherds, Sea-Men, and so first contributes to Astrology.

1748 A. Philips Pastorals (new ed.) 37 Belated wayfarers, from wake or fair Detain'd by musick, hovering on in air.

1799 S. J. Pratt Gleanings in Eng. x. 386 The licensed, yet merciless robbers have scarcely left a shade for the diminutive wren, much less a shelter for the wayfarer even from a passing shower.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 20 Savoury steams of hot dinners salute the nostrils of the hungry wayfarer, as he plods wearily by the area railings.

1896 A. Conan Doyle Exploits Brig. Gerard vi. 217 There were few wayfarers between there and Greiz.

1908 F. W. Bourdillon Preludes & Romances iv. 85 Many a grassy path lies o'er the down To lead the rare-seen wayfarer from farm To lonely farm.

1944 F. Clune Red Heart 36 It was by signs such as these that the trackers deduced the course of the wayfarer.

2001 B. K. Das tr. P. Ray Primal Land i. 1 Along the middle of the Wall, just wide enough for a single wayfarer, a path snakes away.

Compounds

wayfarer's tree n. = wayfaring tree n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > viburnums or guelder rose and allies > [noun] > American wayfaring-tree

moose bush1784

wayfaring tree1785

sheep-berry1814

witchhopple1826

hobble-bush1842

hopple1853

wayfarer's tree1853

devil's shoestring1860

tangle-leg1860

1853 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 30 July (2000) VI. 347 The way farers tree! how good a name! Who bestowed it?

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 88 The mountain-ash was now very handsome, as also the wayfarer's-tree or hobble-bush, with its ripe purple berries mixed with red.

1959 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 20 Oct. 21/5 Cranberry and wayfarers tree are now flourishing where only erosion and rocks prevailed before.

1999 R. Rendell Harm Done ix. 148 The trees are taller,..and among them grow the viburnum and the Wayfarer's Tree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wayfarer
释义	wayfarern. Brit. /ˈweɪˌfɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌfɛrər/ Forms: see way n.¹ and farer n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, farer n. Etymology: < way n.¹ + farer n. Compare earlier wayfaring adj. and later wayfare v. Compare also wayferer n.Compare also Old English wegfarend , in the same sense ( < way n.¹ + fare v.¹ + -end suffix¹). A traveller by road, esp. one who goes on foot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > by road wayferendeOE wayfaring manOE way-goera1382 wayferer1388 dustyfoota1400 wayfarerc1430 thorough-farer1628 roadster1834 road-farer1845 pathfarer1880 roadman1906 c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iii. xx. 148 She leedeth me in to the grete weyes there the weifareres and the pilgrimes or oothere grete lordes shulden passen to asken there here almesse. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 520 Weyfarere, viator, viatrix. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Lj^v The waiefarer shall hardly come to his iorneis end, except he haue some money in his purse. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 66 But in stead of remedy, they receyued in answere, that neither such an outcorner was frequented with many wayfarers, nor by hanging out signes..did they inuite any. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiii. 65 This [sc. the Full Moon] offers her self without a Veil, even to the Eyes of Wayfarers, Shepherds, Sea-Men, and so first contributes to Astrology. 1748 A. Philips Pastorals (new ed.) 37 Belated wayfarers, from wake or fair Detain'd by musick, hovering on in air. 1799 S. J. Pratt Gleanings in Eng. x. 386 The licensed, yet merciless robbers have scarcely left a shade for the diminutive wren, much less a shelter for the wayfarer even from a passing shower. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 20 Savoury steams of hot dinners salute the nostrils of the hungry wayfarer, as he plods wearily by the area railings. 1896 A. Conan Doyle Exploits Brig. Gerard vi. 217 There were few wayfarers between there and Greiz. 1908 F. W. Bourdillon Preludes & Romances iv. 85 Many a grassy path lies o'er the down To lead the rare-seen wayfarer from farm To lonely farm. 1944 F. Clune Red Heart 36 It was by signs such as these that the trackers deduced the course of the wayfarer. 2001 B. K. Das tr. P. Ray Primal Land i. 1 Along the middle of the Wall, just wide enough for a single wayfarer, a path snakes away. Compounds wayfarer's tree n. = wayfaring tree n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > viburnums or guelder rose and allies > [noun] > American wayfaring-tree moose bush1784 wayfaring tree1785 sheep-berry1814 witchhopple1826 hobble-bush1842 hopple1853 wayfarer's tree1853 devil's shoestring1860 tangle-leg1860 1853 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 30 July (2000) VI. 347 The way farers tree! how good a name! Who bestowed it? a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) ii. 88 The mountain-ash was now very handsome, as also the wayfarer's-tree or hobble-bush, with its ripe purple berries mixed with red. 1959 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 20 Oct. 21/5 Cranberry and wayfarers tree are now flourishing where only erosion and rocks prevailed before. 1999 R. Rendell Harm Done ix. 148 The trees are taller,..and among them grow the viburnum and the Wayfarer's Tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1430
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