hittiðfyrra
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUniverbation of hitt (“the other”) + hið (“the”) + fyrra (“previous”).
Adverb
edithittiðfyrra
Usage notes
edit- Hittiðfyrra is the spelling recommended by Árnastofnun,[1] while a column writer for the Morgunblaðið recommends hittifyrra.[2] Both are shown in dictionaries alongside hitteðfyrra. Other variants in use are hitt í fyrra and hittífyrra, likely due to influence by í fyrra.