قفر

1 قَفِرَ ذ , aor. قَفَرَ , (K,) inf. n. قَفَرٌ, (TA,) It (food) was without seasoning, or condiment, to render it pleasant, or savoury. (K, TA.) -A2- قَفَرَ أَثَرَهُ, (S, K,) aor. قَفُرَ ; (S;) and ↓ اقتفرهُ; and ↓ تقفّرهُ; (S, A, K;) (tropical:) He followed his footsteps; tracked him: (S, A, K:) or he followed his footsteps by degrees, and leisurely; syn. تَتَبَّعَهُ: (TA:) accord. to Z, from اـِقْتَفَرَ العَظْمَ. (TA.) It is said in a trad., العِلْمَ ↓ ظَهَرَ قَبْلَنَا نَاسٌ يَتَقَفَّرُونَ There appeared before us men searching after knowledge time after time. (TA.) [See also 5 in art. فقر.]