Fyrir
Viking Language Dictionary - fyrirMeaning 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