før
See also: før. and Appendix:Variations of "for"
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furi, *furiz (“for, before”). Cognates include Swedish före, för, English for, and German für. A different form of the same word, Proto-Germanic *furai, is found in Danish for and German vor.
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før
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før
Adverb edit
før
References edit
- “før,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “før,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “før,4” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse fœrr, from Proto-Germanic *fōriz (“able to go”), a verbal adjective of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go”) Danish fare.
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Adjective edit
før
Derived terms edit
References edit
“før,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3 edit
See føre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
før
- imperative of føre
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
før n
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før
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Conjunction edit
før
Preposition edit
før
- before (ahead of; in front of)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
før
- imperative of føre
- present tense of fø
References edit
- “før” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Conjunction edit
før
Preposition edit
før
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
før
- imperative of føra
References edit
- “før” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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