Having taken large steps or strides; walking or moving with long, extended steps across great distances.
Compound of 'far' and 'stepped' (past tense of step). Developed as a descriptive adjective to characterize movement and gait.
There's something inherently noble about being 'farstepped'—it suggests confidence and purpose, the opposite of shuffling or hesitating, which is probably why poets loved this descriptor.
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