förr
See also: forr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fyr, from Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *furi, *furai.
Pronunciation
Adverb
förr
- before (at an earlier time); in the past
- Det var bättre förr.
- It was better before.
- Förr i tiden var det inte lätt
- It wasn't easy back in the day.
- soon, early
- Ju förr desto bättre
- The sooner the better.
- Förr eller senare händer det.
- Sooner or later it will happen.
- (dated) rather
- Förr offrar han sin högra hand.
- He'll rather sacrifise his right hand.
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