FAREWELL

Fare′well″ (?), interj. [[Fare (thou, you) + well.]] Go well; good-by; adieu; — originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. Byron. ☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.