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)
- before, prior
- rather
- earlier, faster
Icelandic
Adverb
fyrr
- comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before
- Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.
- She showed up sooner to work 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
- Alternative form of firre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Preposition
fyrr
- (pre-1938) alternative form of før
Conjunction
fyrr
- (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)
- before, sooner
- því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr
- the sooner we part, the better
- 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)