vor-

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vor-, vore-, from Old High German fora-, furi-, from Proto-West Germanic *forē-. Cognate with English fore-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯]
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Prefix

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vor-

  1. pre- (denotes primarily that something is before or in front of another thing or higher in a hierarchy)

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Middle English

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Prefix

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vor-

  1. (chiefly Southern or Kent) Alternative form of for-

Middle Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Either from Old Saxon far-, fura- or fur-, from Proto-West Germanic *fra-. Cognate with Dutch ver-, German ver-, and English for-. Used in the same way as Dutch er- and German er-

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔr/, /fœr/
  • Modern Low German knows the forms /fɔr/ and /fœr/. Since both of these would normally be spelled ⟨vor-⟩, depending on time and region, it cannot be told from the records which one was thought of as the Middle Low German supraregional standard, nor whether the two pronunciations were associated with different meanings.

Prefix

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vor- or vör-

  1. modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other things intent towards something or intensification
    vorspreken (to promise) from spreken (to speak), vorgeven (to forgive)
  2. denotes an action with a negative result such as destruction, loss or spoilage
    vordarven (to rot), vorlysen (to lose)
  3. denotes an action flawed with a mistake
    vorscriven (to make a mistake in writing) from scriven (to write)

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