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Journey vs Forthfare - What's the difference?

journey | forthfare |

In obsolete terms the difference between journey and forthfare

is that journey is a day's work while forthfare is passing bell, death knell.

As nouns the difference between journey and forthfare

is that journey is a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage while forthfare is departure.

As verbs the difference between journey and forthfare

is that journey is to travel, to make a trip or voyage while forthfare is to go forth; go away; depart; journey.

journey

Noun

(en noun)
  • A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
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  • (label) A day.
  • (label) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
  • (label) A day's work.
  • *:
  • *:But whan ye haue done that Iourney ye shal promyse me as ye are a true knyght for to go with me and to helpe me / and other damoysels that are distressid dayly with a fals knyghte / All your entente damoysel and desyre I wylle fulfylle / soo ye wyl brynge me vnto this knyghte
  • Hyponyms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    forthfare

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) forthfaren, from (etyl) *.

    Verb

  • To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
  • *1905 , Francis Lynde, A fool for love :
  • When he had learned what he wanted to know, he forthfared to meet Winton at the incoming train.
  • *1908 , The Homiletic review: Volume 56 - Page 450:
  • [...] with great-hearted Christians fighting for each other instead of against each other, all just forthfaring unitedly for the Christianizing of the world, [...]
  • *1918 , Francis Lynde, Branded :
  • There was nobody to meet me as I forthfared from the prison gates, but I was not expecting any one and so was not disappointed.
  • *1921 , Eliakim Littell, The living age: Volume 309 - Page 434 :
  • [...] That Love may go forthfaring unafraid.
  • *2002 , Irene Gammel, Making Avonlea :
  • The evolution of energetic, industrious, forthfaring peoples under the peculiarly favourable climatic conditions of north-western Europe is the most important element in that success.
  • To decease; pass away; die.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Departure.
  • (obsolete) Passing bell, death knell.