adj
Meaning 1
Travelling, especially on foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
wayfaring
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adj
Meaning 2
Peripatetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
Travel, especially on foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of wayfare
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
traveling especially on foot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- peripatetic country preachers
- a poor wayfaring stranger
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Synonyms: peripatetic
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noun
Meaning 6
traveling (especially on foot)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: travel, traveling, travelling
History
Etymology
From Middle English wayferande, weyverinde, wayverinde, from Old English weġfarende, weġfērende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way + faring. Cognate with Icelandic vegfarandi. More at wayfare.