fyrr

Faroese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɪrː]

Adverb

fyrr (superlative fyrst)

1. before, prior
2. rather
3. earlier, faster

Icelandic

Adverb

fyrr

1. comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before

   Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.

   She showed up to work earlier than usual.

Derived terms

• fyrr meir (formerly, in earlier times)
• ekki fyrr en núna (not until now)
• ekki fyrr en seinna (not until later)
• hvorki fyrr né síðar (never at any time)
• fyrr skal ég dauður liggja
• því fyrr því betra (the sooner the better)

Middle English

Noun

fyrr

1. Alternative form of firre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Preposition

fyrr

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of før

Conjunction

fyrr

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of før

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

fyrr (comparative fyrr, superlative fyrst)

1. before, sooner

   því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr

   the sooner we part, the better

2. rather Synonym: heldr

Inflection

This word is one of a little handful of adverbs with defective inflection, where it only exists in the comparative and superlative forms.

Derived terms

• fyrr en

Descendants

• Icelandic: fyrr
• Faroese: fyrr
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr
• Old Swedish: fyr, før, for
  • Swedish: förr, förra, förre
• Old Danish: fyr
  • Danish: før
  • Norwegian Bokmål: før
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: før (until 1938)