# how farest thou

> English word · Phrase · IPA /haʊ ˈfɛəɹɪst ðaʊ/

## Definitions
1. how are you?, how's it going?

## Etymology
Occurs already as Old English hū færest þū, literally “how are you going or traveling.”

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/how-farest-thou