beför

German Low German

Etymology

Cognate with English before.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbefœ͡ɐ/

Preposition

beför

1. (in some dialects) before

   Ęt man de Brade, beför Du Kauken willst.

   Eat the roast, before you want cake.

Usage notes

• In cases where one would use previously in English, fördem is used instead of beför.