vür

See also: vur

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• vir (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From a merger of Old High German furi (“for”), from Proto-Germanic *furi, and fora (“before”), from Proto-Germanic *fora. The Central Franconian prepositions für and vür are essentially one word; the spelling distinction mirrors German für and vor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyə̯/
• Homophones: für, Füür

Preposition

vür (+ dative or accusative)

1. (Ripuarian) before; prior to
2. (Ripuarian) in front of

Derived terms

• dervür
• vürm (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)