fürbass

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See also: fürbaß

German

Alternative forms

  • fürbaß (deprecated in the 1996 spelling reform)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vürbaz, from Old High German furbaz; equivalent to für +‎ bass.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyʁˈbas/
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  • Hyphenation: für‧bass
  • Rhymes: -as

Adverb

fürbass

  1. (archaic) onwards, forwards
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Ich ging fürbaß, und wie ich ging, / Da sah ich vor mir liegen, / Auf freiem Platz, ein großes Schloß, / Die Giebel hoch aufstiegen.
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