قَفِرَ

, aorist قَفَرَ , (K,) verbal noun قَفَرٌ, (TA,) It (food) was without seasoning, or condiment, to render it pleasant, or savoury. (K, TA.)

قَفَرَ أَثَرَهُ, (S, K,) aorist 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; synonym تَتَبَّعَهُ: (TA:) according to Z, from إِقْتَفَرَ العَظْمَ. (TA.) It is said in a tradition, العِلْمَ ظَهَرَ قَبْلَنَا نَاسٌ يَتَقَفَّرُونَ There appeared before us men searching after knowledge time after time. (TA.) [See also 5 in article فقر.]