fyrr

Faroese

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 sooner to work then 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)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Preposition

fyrr

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by før

Conjunction

fyrr

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by før

Old Norse

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

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