fyrr

• IPA^(key): [fɪrː]

fyrr (superlative fyrst)

1. before, prior
2. rather
3. earlier, faster

fyrr

1. comparative degree of snemma; earlier, before

   Hún mætti fyrr í vinnuna en venjulega.

   She showed up sooner to work then usual.

• 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)

fyrr

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by før

fyrr

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by før

fyrr (comparative fyrr, superlative fyrst)

1. before, sooner
   • því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr

     the sooner we part, the better

2. rather Synonym: heldr

This word is one of a little handful of adverbs with defective inflection, where it only exists in the comparative and superlative forms.

• fyrr en