Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

how farest thou

/haʊ ˈfɛəɹɪst ðaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: how -farest thou
IPA: /haʊ ˈfɛəɹɪst ðaʊ/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

how are you?, how's it going?

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"POMPEY: "I know thee now. How farest thou, soldier?" ENOBARBUS: "Well. And well am like to do, for I perceive four feasts are toward.""

Etymology

Occurs already as Old English hū færest þū, literally “how are you going or traveling.”

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hū færest þū

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

How do you pronounce how farest thou?: The recorded pronunciation is /haʊ ˈfɛəɹɪst ðaʊ/.
What does how farest thou mean?: how are you?, how's it going?
Where does how farest thou come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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