Fyrir

Viking Language Dictionary - fyrir

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "fyrir"

fyrir
(also fyr) prep [w acc/dat] before, in front of; along; against; before, preceding, ago; above, superior to; for, on behalf of; because of; instead of; by, by means of; [w acc only] in spite of, against; [w dat only] at the head of (leading); fyrir borð overboard; fyrir fram [w acc] forward; fyrir innan [w acc] inside; fyrir neðan [w acc] below; fyrir ofan [w acc] above; fyrir útan [w acc] outside; out beyond; fyrir adv ahead, in front, before; first, before; at hand, present; vera þar fyrir be there present; fyrir því at conj because; [of place] fyrir austan in the east; east of; fyrir vestan in the west; [of time] í fyrra vetr last winter; lítill fyrir sér insignificant

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc
accusative
adv
adverb
conj
conjunction
dat
dative
f
feminine
m
masculine
n
neuter
pl
plural
prep
preposition
pres
present
w
with
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