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[4] fara nær ‘to come close’: Or possibly ‘to come closer’, as nær could be either positive or comparative degree of the adv. nær. Skj B emends the line to biði vel fara ‘and wishes you a good journey’. Frið 1901, 21 n. suggests the phrase might mean ‘wish you success’.