English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedEither *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara, “passage, ford”) or *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara /fāra/, “danger, risk”) + *ᚹᛁᛊᚨᛉ (*wisaʀ /wīsaʀ/, “wise”) in the weak (or definite) form, equivalent to hypothetical Proto-Germanic *fērawīsô.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

