fyrr
Faroese
Pronunciation
Adverb
fyrr (superlative fyrst)
Icelandic
Adverb
fyrr
- comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before
- Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.
- She showed up sooner to work then usual.
Derived terms
- 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)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Preposition
fyrr
Conjunction
fyrr
Old Norse
Adverb
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
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
Descendants
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