well-faringadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈfɛrɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and faring adj.; also (in sense 3) 1700s– welfaring.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., faring adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + faring adj.With sense 1 compare well-farrand at farrand adj. 3. With sense 3 compare welfare n., association with which is shown by later instances of the spelling welfaring.

Now rare.

†1. Good-looking, handsome, fair; attractive, shapely. Also: robust, healthy. Obsolete (chiefly regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy

wholeeOE

isoundOE

i-sundfulc1000

ferec1175

soundc1175

fish-wholea1225

forthlyc1230

steadfasta1300

wella1300

safec1300

tidya1325

halec1330

quartc1330

well-faringc1330

well-tempered1340

well-disposeda1398

wealyc1400

furnished1473

mighty?a1475

quartful?c1475

good1527

wholesomea1533

crank1548

healthful1550

healthy1552

hearty1552

healthsome1563

well-affected?1563

disposed1575

as sound as a bell1576

firm1577

well-conditioned1580

sound1605

unvaletudinary1650

all right1652

valid1652

as sound as a (alsoany) roach1655

fair-like1663

hoddy1664

wanton1674

stout?1697

trig1704

well-hained1722

sprack1747

caller1754

sane1755

finely1763

bobbish1780

cleverly1784

right1787

smart1788

fine1791

eucratic1795

nobbling1825

as right as a trivet1835

first rate1841

in fine, good, high, etc., feather1844

gay1855

sprackish1882

game ball1905

abled1946

well-toned1952

a hundred per cent1960

oke1960

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance

huedc1000

beseemeda1250

lookingc1330

well-faringc1330

well-beseenc1374

farranda1400

homely?a1439

ill-favoured1530

seeming1590

looked1597

ill-looking1633

complexioned1639

ill-lookeda1640

leonine1660

plain-looking1744

natural-looking1810

anthropoid1881

thuggish-looking1903

new look1950

c1330 Sir Degare (Auch.) l. 93 in W. H. French & C. B. Hale Middle Eng. Metrical Romances (1930) 291 (MED) His visage was feir..Wel farende legges, fot, and honde.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3381 Sche..thoghte hou nevere creature Was so wel farende as was he.

a1450 (?1400) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 8 Wel-faryng men of armes.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 254 He thought he sawe never..so well-farynge a man.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clvi. f. lxxxiiii^v He was fayre, and welfarynge of Body, and sterne of looke and of Face.

c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 170 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 82 Ther I spyed walkyng A comely pryst, and a welfaryng.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 47/3 The entralles of a sownde and welfaring man.

1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) II. 162 Well faring looks is still a common expression.

1864 H. Mills Relig. Standing Family 232 Handsome, well-faring, well dressed, they would, I think, as a mission congregation, surprise some of our Christian friends in Britain by their appearance.

†2. Of a document: couched in the proper or appropriate legal vocabulary; properly drawn up. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed

well-faringc1440

well-written1530

well-couched1531

well-penned1560

well-thewed1583

well-expressed1594

well-worded1603

well-turned1623

well-languaged1656

c1440 (a1350) Sir Isumbras (Thornton) (1844) l. 333 A chartir was mad fulle wele farande..That thofe he never come in his lande, That scho solde qwene bee.

3. That is faring well; doing well, prospering.Often associated with or alluding to welfare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective]

i-selic888

wealyc893

blaed-fastOE

i-sundfulc1000

full-thrivenc1175

well-donea1200

wealfulc1230

i-selec1275

neotsumc1275

prosperc1350

wealsomea1382

well begonea1393

prosperable?c1422

thriftyc1440

prosperousc1450

quartful?c1475

wealthyc1480

wella1500

prospering1587

felicious1599

thriving1607

felicitous1641

prospered1651

well-faring1712

well-doing1800

made-up1956

1712 Honest Tom's Resentm. (single sheet) What tho' 'tis of our G-n-r-l said, His Temper's something sparing, His soldiers had, enough good Bread, Himself likewise welfaring.

1738 F. Manning First Two Odes of Horace Imitated Introd. Epist. Perform it when you find The Man of State to read inclin'd, Well-faring, and return'd from Court.

1868 F. N. Broome Poems from N.Z. 112 Gracious is God, who in His hollow hand Fosters thus far our own well-faring land.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. 116 If only his Lord would leave him here other two or three years!—then would he be fully at his ease, and a welfaring person.

1910 G. Bonner Emigrant Trail i. 57 Independence seemed a long way behind, California so remote that it was like thinking of Heaven when one was on earth, well fed and well faring.

1960 G. Allighan Curtain-up on S. Afr. 171 Righteous shouts about the ‘liberty of the individual’ bellowed out from well-meaning people living in the comfort of the Well-faring State.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-faring
释义	well-faringadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈfɛːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈfɛrɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and faring adj.; also (in sense 3) 1700s– welfaring. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., faring adj. Etymology: < well adv. + faring adj.With sense 1 compare well-farrand at farrand adj. 3. With sense 3 compare welfare n., association with which is shown by later instances of the spelling welfaring. Now rare. †1. Good-looking, handsome, fair; attractive, shapely. Also: robust, healthy. Obsolete (chiefly regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > healthy wholeeOE isoundOE i-sundfulc1000 ferec1175 soundc1175 fish-wholea1225 forthlyc1230 steadfasta1300 wella1300 safec1300 tidya1325 halec1330 quartc1330 well-faringc1330 well-tempered1340 well-disposeda1398 wealyc1400 furnished1473 mighty?a1475 quartful?c1475 good1527 wholesomea1533 crank1548 healthful1550 healthy1552 hearty1552 healthsome1563 well-affected?1563 disposed1575 as sound as a bell1576 firm1577 well-conditioned1580 sound1605 unvaletudinary1650 all right1652 valid1652 as sound as a (alsoany) roach1655 fair-like1663 hoddy1664 wanton1674 stout?1697 trig1704 well-hained1722 sprack1747 caller1754 sane1755 finely1763 bobbish1780 cleverly1784 right1787 smart1788 fine1791 eucratic1795 nobbling1825 as right as a trivet1835 first rate1841 in fine, good, high, etc., feather1844 gay1855 sprackish1882 game ball1905 abled1946 well-toned1952 a hundred per cent1960 oke1960 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance huedc1000 beseemeda1250 lookingc1330 well-faringc1330 well-beseenc1374 farranda1400 homely?a1439 ill-favoured1530 seeming1590 looked1597 ill-looking1633 complexioned1639 ill-lookeda1640 leonine1660 plain-looking1744 natural-looking1810 anthropoid1881 thuggish-looking1903 new look1950 c1330 Sir Degare (Auch.) l. 93 in W. H. French & C. B. Hale Middle Eng. Metrical Romances (1930) 291 (MED) His visage was feir..Wel farende legges, fot, and honde. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 3381 Sche..thoghte hou nevere creature Was so wel farende as was he. a1450 (?1400) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 8 Wel-faryng men of armes. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 254 He thought he sawe never..so well-farynge a man. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clvi. f. lxxxiiii^v He was fayre, and welfarynge of Body, and sterne of looke and of Face. c1540 Pilgrim's Tale 170 in F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) App. i. 82 Ther I spyed walkyng A comely pryst, and a welfaryng. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 47/3 The entralles of a sownde and welfaring man. 1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) II. 162 Well faring looks is still a common expression. 1864 H. Mills Relig. Standing Family 232 Handsome, well-faring, well dressed, they would, I think, as a mission congregation, surprise some of our Christian friends in Britain by their appearance. †2. Of a document: couched in the proper or appropriate legal vocabulary; properly drawn up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > well-composed well-faringc1440 well-written1530 well-couched1531 well-penned1560 well-thewed1583 well-expressed1594 well-worded1603 well-turned1623 well-languaged1656 c1440 (a1350) Sir Isumbras (Thornton) (1844) l. 333 A chartir was mad fulle wele farande..That thofe he never come in his lande, That scho solde qwene bee. 3. That is faring well; doing well, prospering.Often associated with or alluding to welfare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] i-selic888 wealyc893 blaed-fastOE i-sundfulc1000 full-thrivenc1175 well-donea1200 wealfulc1230 i-selec1275 neotsumc1275 prosperc1350 wealsomea1382 well begonea1393 prosperable?c1422 thriftyc1440 prosperousc1450 quartful?c1475 wealthyc1480 wella1500 prospering1587 felicious1599 thriving1607 felicitous1641 prospered1651 well-faring1712 well-doing1800 made-up1956 1712 Honest Tom's Resentm. (single sheet) What tho' 'tis of our G-n-r-l said, His Temper's something sparing, His soldiers had, enough good Bread, Himself likewise welfaring. 1738 F. Manning First Two Odes of Horace Imitated Introd. Epist. Perform it when you find The Man of State to read inclin'd, Well-faring, and return'd from Court. 1868 F. N. Broome Poems from N.Z. 112 Gracious is God, who in His hollow hand Fosters thus far our own well-faring land. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. 116 If only his Lord would leave him here other two or three years!—then would he be fully at his ease, and a welfaring person. 1910 G. Bonner Emigrant Trail i. 57 Independence seemed a long way behind, California so remote that it was like thinking of Heaven when one was on earth, well fed and well faring. 1960 G. Allighan Curtain-up on S. Afr. 171 Righteous shouts about the ‘liberty of the individual’ bellowed out from well-meaning people living in the comfort of the Well-faring State. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1330
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