fyrr

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [fɪrː]

fyrr (superlative fyrst)

1. before, prior
2. rather
3. earlier, faster

fyrr

1. comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before

   Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.

   She showed up to work earlier than usual.

• 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)

fyrr

1. Alternative form of firre

fyrr

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of før

fyrr

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of før

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

fyrr (comparative fyrr, superlative fyrst)

1. before, sooner

   því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr

   the sooner we part, the better

2. rather Synonym: heldr

This word is one of a little handful of adverbs with defective inflection, where it only exists in the comparative and superlative forms.

• fyrr en

• Icelandic: fyrr
• Faroese: fyrr
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr
• Old Swedish: fyr, før, for
  • Swedish: förr, förra, förre
• Old Danish: fyr
  • Danish: før
  • Norwegian Bokmål: før
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: før (until 1938)