före

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See also: fore, fóre, foré, fôre, főre, fore-, and 'fore

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²føːrɛ/,
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  • Rhymes: -²øːrɛ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fyrir, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic *furi, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.

Preposition

före

  1. in front of; ahead of
  2. before; earlier in time than

Etymology 2

Old Swedish fø̄re, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic *fōriją.

Noun

före n

  1. ground surface conditions for skiing and sleigh transport, depending on temperature and crystal structure of the snow or ice
    På morgonen är stark kyla, alltså gott före, men fortfarande dimma.
    In the morning it was very cold, so there were good driving conditions, but it was still foggy.
Declension
Declension of före
nominative genitive
singular indefinite före föres
definite föret förets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

See also

References

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