fyrst

fyrst (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of first

• IPA^(key): [fɪst]

fyrst

1. first, first of all

• fyrst nú - only now
• fyrst og fremst - first and foremost

fyrst

1. superlative degree of snemma; first

   Við kaupum fyrst inn.

   We begin by doing the shopping.

fyrst

1. the feminine of fyrstur (“first”)
2. the neuter of fyrstur (“first”)

fyrst

1. since

   Fyrst þú heimsóttir mig á spítalann þá fyrirgef ég þér.

   Since you visited me in the hospital I forgive you.

fyrst (indeclinable)

1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

• fyrste

• “fyrst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse fyrst, fyrstr

• IPA^(key): /fʏrst/

fyrst

1. alternative form of først

fyrst (indeclinable)

1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

• fyrste

• “fyrst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /fyrst/

From Proto-Germanic *fristaz, *fristą. Cognate with Middle Dutch verst, Old High German frist (German Frist), Old Norse frest (Swedish frist).

• first, fierst frist

fyrst m (nominative plural fyrstas)

1. time
   • Beowulf, line 210:

     Fyrst forð gewāt; flota wæs on ȳðum.

     Time went forth; the ship was on waves.

2. space of time
3. respite
4. truce

• fyrstmearc

From Proto-Germanic *furistaz.

• fyrest

fyrst

1. first
2. foremost
3. principal, chief
4. original

• Middle English: first, furst, ferst, fyrst
  • Scots: first
  • English: first