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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gær, gjár, from Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).
Adverb
gjár
- yesterday
Blaðið frá í gjár.- The paper from yesterday.
Usage notes
Usually only appears in the phrase í gjár or in compounds like gjárkvøld.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).
Adverb
gjár
- yesterday
segit nu godir höfðingiar huat visse lagafrett su er Eymundr spurde i giar.- Tell me this, good lords, what did the legal question relate to, that Eymundr asked about yesterday? (Ólafs saga helga)
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