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See also: før. and Appendix:Variations of "for"
Danish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furi, *furiz (“for, before”). Cognates include Swedish före, för, English for, and German für. A different form of the same word, Proto-Germanic *furai, is found in Danish for and German vor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]før
Conjunction
[edit]før
Adverb
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References
[edit]- “før,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “før,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “før,4” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse fœrr, from Proto-Germanic *fōriz (“able to go”), a verbal adjective of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go”) Danish fare.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]før
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]“før,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
[edit]See føre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]før
- imperative of føre
Faroese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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Verb
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]før
Preposition
[edit]før
- before (ahead of; in front of)
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]før
- imperative of føre
- present tense of fø
References
[edit]- “før” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Conjunction
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Preposition
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Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]før
- imperative of føra
References
[edit]- “før” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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