fyrir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fyrir (“before, for”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“before, for”).

Adverb

fyrir

therefore

Preposition

fyrir

for
Þetta er ekki fyrir börn.
This is not for children.
before

Synonyms

(for): handa, til

Derived terms

Derived terms

deyja fyrir hendi
eins og við gerðum ráð fyrir
fyrir fram
fyrir neðan
gera ráð fyrir

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furi (“before, for”). Cognate with Old English for, Old Saxon furi, Old High German furi, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 (faur).

Preposition

fyrir

before, in front of
for

Descendants

Faroese: fyri
Icelandic: fyrir
Old Swedish: fyri(r), for
- Swedish: före, för
Westrobothnian: föri, fyri, firi, firin, fȯr
Norwegian Nynorsk: føre, for
Danish: for

References

fyrir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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