fyrste

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English

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Adjective

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fyrste (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of first.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vürste and German Fürst, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (first), cognate with English first, Old Norse fyrstr. Doublet of første. The etymon is a calque of prī̆nceps, making this also a doublet of prins.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfyrstə/, [ˈfyɐ̯sd̥ə]

Noun

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fyrste c (singular definite fyrsten, plural indefinite fyrster)

  1. prince (ruler of a principality)

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vurste.

Noun

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fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrster, definite plural fyrstene)

  1. a prince

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ein
    Ordinal : fyrste

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Old Norse fyrstr. Akin to English first.

Alternative forms

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Numeral

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fyrste

  1. first

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German vurste.

Noun

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fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrstar, definite plural fyrstane)

  1. a prince (male ruler of a principality, a non-royal high title of nobility)
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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfyr.ste/, [ˈfyrˠ.ste]

Noun

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fyrste

  1. dative singular of fyrst