vür
See also: vur
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- vir (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From a merger of Old High German furi (“for”), from Proto-Germanic *furi, and fora (“before”), from Proto-Germanic *fora. The Central Franconian prepositions für and vür are essentially one word; the spelling distinction mirrors German für and vor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fyə̯/
- Homophones: für, Füür
Preposition
vür (+ dative or accusative)
- (Ripuarian) before; prior to
- (Ripuarian) in front of
Derived terms
- dervür
- vürm (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)