vors

See also: VORs

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (first).

Noun

vors (plural vorste)

  1. prince (princely ruler), monarch

Etymology 2

From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-Germanic *furskōną (inquire, question).

Verb

vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)

  1. to study, to research, to investigate
Derived terms
  • navors

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔrs/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (jump, hop). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.

Noun

vors m (plural vorsen, diminutive vorsje n)

  1. (archaic) frog
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

vors

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vorsen
  2. imperative of vorsen

German

Etymology

From vor + das.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯s/

Contraction

vors

  1. (colloquial) in front of the

Icelandic

Noun

vors

  1. indefinite genitive singular of vor

Middle English

Noun

vors

  1. Alternative form of firse
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