gjár
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gær, gjár, from Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).
Adverb edit
gjár
- yesterday
- Blaðið frá í gjár.
- The paper from yesterday.
Usage notes edit
Usually only appears in the phrase í gjár or in compounds like gjárkvøld.
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).
Adverb edit
gjár
- yesterday
- segit nu godir höfðingiar huat visse lagafrett su er Eymundr spurde i giar.
- Tell me this, good lords, what did the legal question relate to, that Eymundr asked about yesterday? (Ólafs saga helga)