fyrst

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English

Adjective

fyrst (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of first

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: fyst)

Adverb

fyrst

  1. first, first of all

Derived terms

Icelandic

Adverb

fyrst

  1. superlative degree of snemma; first
    Við kaupum fyrst inn.
    We begin by doing the shopping.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Adjective

fyrst

  1. feminine/neuter singular of fyrstur (“first”)

Conjunction

fyrst

  1. since
    Fyrst þú heimsóttir mig á spítalann þá fyrirgef ég þér.
    Since you visited me in the hospital I forgive you.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fyrst (indeclinable)

  1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fyrst, fyrstr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʏst/ (phonetic respelling: fyst)

Adverb

fyrst

  1. alternative form of først

Etymology 2

Noun

fyrst (indeclinable)

  1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.
Synonyms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See fierst.

Noun

fyrst m

  1. Alternative form of fierst
Declension
Declension of fyrst (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fyrst fyrstas
accusative fyrst fyrstas
genitive fyrstes fyrsta
dative fyrste fyrstum

Etymology 2

See fyrest.

Adjective

fyrst (no positive or comparative form)

  1. Alternative form of fyrest
Declension
Declension of fyrst — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyrst fyrst fyrst
Accusative fyrstne fyrste fyrst
Genitive fyrstes fyrstre fyrstes
Dative fyrstum fyrstre fyrstum
Instrumental fyrste fyrstre fyrste
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyrste fyrsta, fyrste fyrst
Accusative fyrste fyrsta, fyrste fyrst
Genitive fyrstra fyrstra fyrstra
Dative fyrstum fyrstum fyrstum
Instrumental fyrstum fyrstum fyrstum
Declension of fyrst — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyrsta fyrste fyrste
Accusative fyrstan fyrstan fyrste
Genitive fyrstan fyrstan fyrstan
Dative fyrstan fyrstan fyrstan
Instrumental fyrstan fyrstan fyrstan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyrstan fyrstan fyrstan
Accusative fyrstan fyrstan fyrstan
Genitive fyrstra, fyrstena fyrstra, fyrstena fyrstra, fyrstena
Dative fyrstum fyrstum fyrstum
Instrumental fyrstum fyrstum fyrstum

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furist.

Adverb

fyrst (adjective fyrstr, comparative fyrr)

  1. first, firstly

References

  • “fyrst”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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