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

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

Strong a-stem:

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

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