Fyrst

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fyrst

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fyrst" in English.

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

fyrst Old Icelandic word can mean:

fyrst
adv. superl.
fyrst
1) first; gekk Hrútr ~ (foremost) ok kvaddi konunginn; sem f., as soon as possible; f. í stað, directly, at once;
fyrst
2) conj. (rare) as, since.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
superl.
superlative.
f.
feminine.
conj.
conjunction.

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