fyrr
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
fyrr (superlative fyrst)
Icelandic edit
Adverb edit
fyrr
- comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before
- Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.
- She showed up to work earlier than usual.
Derived terms edit
- 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)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
fyrr
- Alternative form of firre
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Preposition edit
fyrr
Conjunction edit
fyrr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb edit
fyrr (comparative fyrr, superlative fyrst)
- before, sooner
- því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr
- the sooner we part, the better
- rather Synonym: heldr
Inflection edit
This word is one of a little handful of adverbs with defective inflection, where it only exists in the comparative and superlative forms.