fyrr
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
fyrr (superlative fyrst)
Icelandic[edit]
Adverb[edit]
fyrr
- comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before
- Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.
- She showed up to work earlier than usual.
Derived terms[edit]
- 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
fyrr
- Alternative form of firre
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fyrr
Conjunction[edit]
fyrr
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese adverbs
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic comparative adverbs
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk prepositions
- Norwegian Nynorsk pre-1938 forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk conjunctions
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse adverbs
- Old Norse terms with usage examples