Icelandic

Adverb

fyrir

1. therefore

Preposition

fyrir

1. for

   Þetta er ekki fyrir börn.

   This is not for children.

2. before

Synonyms

• (for): handa, til

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furi ‎(“before, for”). Cognate with Old English for, Old Saxon furi, Old High German furi, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 ‎(faur).

Preposition

fyrir

1. before, in front of
2. for

Descendants

• Icelandic: fyrir
• Swedish: före

References

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