förr
See also: forr
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish fyr, from Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, comparative of Proto-Germanic *furi, *furai.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editförr
- before (at an earlier time); in the past
- Det var bättre förr
- It was better before (things used to be better)
- Förr i tiden var det inte lätt
- It wasn't easy back in the day.
- soon, early
- Ju förr desto bättre
- The sooner the better.
- Förr eller senare händer det.
- Sooner or later it will happen.
- (dated) rather
- Förr offrar han sin högra hand.
- He'd rather sacrifice his right hand.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- förr in Svensk ordbok.
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