fyrir

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse fyrir (“before, for”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“before, for”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪːrɪr/ === Adverb === fyrir therefore === Preposition === fyrir for Synonyms: handa, til Þetta er ekki fyrir börn. ― This is not for children. before best fyrir ― best by (expiration date) ==== Derived terms ==== == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === fyr === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *furi (“before, for”). Cognate with Old English for, Old Saxon furi, Old High German furi, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 (faur). === Preposition === fyrir [with dative (indicating location or advantage) or accusative (indicating movement)] before, in front of for ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: fyrir Faroese: fyri Norwegian Nynorsk: føre, for, fyre (dated) Old Swedish: fyri(r), for Swedish: före, för Old Danish: for, fore, fyr Danish: for === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fyrir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Swedish == === Numeral === fȳrir alternative form of fiūrir