/euh fahr"/ , adv.
1. from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually fol. by off ): He saw the castle afar off.
n.
2. from afar , from a long way off: The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.
[ 1125-75; ME a fer, on ferr; r. OE feorran. See A- 1 (perh. also A- 2 for the meaning "from"), FAR ]