farrand
[ˈfæɹənd]obsolete
farrand is an adjective meaning “Having a specified form or disposition; fashioned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-R-R-A-N-D and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does farrand mean?
adjective
- 1
IrelandScotlandobsoleteHaving a specified form or disposition; fashioned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce farrand?
- [ˈfæɹənd]
- [ˈfæɹənt]
Farrand has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of farrand
- farand
- farant
- farent
- farrant
- farren
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is farrand?
Farrand appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does farrand come from?
From Middle English farand, farende, farinde, from Old English farende (present participle of Old English faran (“to set forth, go, travel, wander, proceed”)), from Proto-Germanic *farandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, fare, travel”), equivalent to fare + -and. More at fare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).