vür

See also: vur

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Middle High German vür, from a merger of Old High German furi (“for”), from Proto-West Germanic *furi, and fora (“before”), from Proto-West Germanic *forē.

The Central Franconian prepositions für and vür are essentially one word; the spelling distinction mirrors German für and vor.

Pronunciation

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)

Adverb

vür

  1. Alternative form of vürre
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