Fyrr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fyrr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fyrr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fyrr Old Icelandic word can mean:

fyrr
adv.
fyrr
1) before, sooner; því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum f., the sooner we part the better; svá sem f. sögðum vér, as we said before; f. en, before (conj.), sooner than;
fyrr
2) rather.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
conj.
conjunction.
f.
feminine.

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