active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek fer | 1pl | vér fǫrum | 1sg | ek fara | 1pl | vér farim |
2sg | þú ferr | 2pl | þér farið | 2sg | þú farir | 2pl | þér farið |
3sg | hon ferr | 3pl | þau fara | 3sg | hon fari | 3pl | þau fari |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek fór | 1pl | vér fórum | 1sg | ek fœra | 1pl | vér fœrim |
2sg | þú fórt | 2pl | þér fóruð | 2sg | þú fœrir | 2pl | þér fœrið |
3sg | hon fór | 3pl | þau fóru | 3sg | hon fœri | 3pl | þau fœri |
preterite infinitive | fóru | ||||||
past participle | f. | farin | m. | farinn | n. | farit | |
imperative | 2sg | far | 1pl | fǫrum | 2pl | farið |
middle voice: farask “fare; perish” | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek fǫrumk | 1pl | vér fǫrumk | 1sg | ek fǫrumk | 1pl | vér farimk |
2sg | þú fersk | 2pl | þér farizk | 2sg | þú farisk | 2pl | þér farizk |
3sg | hon fersk | 3pl | þau farask | 3sg | hon farisk | 3pl | þau farisk |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek fórumk | 1pl | vér fórumk | 1sg | ek fœrumk | 1pl | vér fœrimk |
2sg | þú fórzk | 2pl | þér fóruzk | 2sg | þú fœrisk | 2pl | þér fœrizk |
3sg | hon fórsk | 3pl | þau fórusk | 3sg | hon fœrisk | 3pl | þau fœrisk |
past participle | n. | farizk | |||||
imperative | 2sg | farsk | 1pl | fǫrumk | 2pl | farizk |
PG *faraną, OE faran VI, ME fāren, weak MnE fare, Dutch varen, German fahren, Latin portāre “carry.” Shares a root with Latin portus “port,” peritus “experienced.” Causatives are fœra 1 “move” (which see for cognates) and ferja 1 “ferry.”
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