infaru
Old English
Etymology
From in- + faru. Related to infare (“entrance, ingress”), infaran (“to go into, enter”), and inswogan (“invade”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinˌfɑ.ru/
Noun
infaru f (nominative plural infara)
- an invasion, incursion, inroad, march into a country
Declension
Declension of infaru (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | infaru | infara, infare |
| accusative | infare | infara, infare |
| genitive | infare | infara |
| dative | infare | infarum |
Related terms
- hergung
- inswogan
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “infaru”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “In-faru”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.