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German
Etymology
From Middle High German vürder, vurder, from Old High German furdir; ultimately related to fort. Cognate to English further.
Pronunciation
Adverb
fürder
- (archaic, poetic) henceforth, in the future
- Synonyms: künftig, weiterhin
1872, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, “Der Schmied”, in Huttens letzte Tage:Den Hammer er zum andern Male hob, / Den Amboß schlug er, daß es Funken stob, / Und schrie: "Triff du den Reichsfeind, zweiter Schlag, / Daß ihn der Fuß nicht fürder tragen mag!"- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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