fyrst

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fyrst (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of first

Faroese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [fɪst] (phonetic respelling: fyst)

Adverb[edit]

fyrst

  1. first, first of all

Derived terms[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fyrst

  1. superlative degree of snemma; first
    Við kaupum fyrst inn.
    We begin by doing the shopping.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fyrst

  1. feminine/neuter singular of fyrstur (first)

Conjunction[edit]

fyrst

  1. since
    Fyrst þú heimsóttir mig á spítalann þá fyrirgef ég þér.
    Since you visited me in the hospital I forgive you.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyrst (indeclinable)

  1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

Synonyms[edit]

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse fyrst, fyrstr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fʏst/ (phonetic respelling: fyst)

Adverb[edit]

fyrst

  1. alternative form of først

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

fyrst (indeclinable)

  1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.
Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See fierst.

Noun[edit]

fyrst m

  1. Alternative form of fierst
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See fyrest.

Adjective[edit]

fyrst (no positive or comparative form)

  1. Alternative form of fyrest
Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *furist.

Adverb[edit]

fyrst (adjective fyrstr, comparative fyrr)

  1. first, firstly

References[edit]

  • fyrst”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press