"vors" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Forms: vorste [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vorst}} Dutch vorst, {{inh|af|dum|vorste}} Middle Dutch vorste, {{inh|af|odt|furista}} Old Dutch furista, {{der|af|gem-pro|*furistaz|t=first}} Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|vorste|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} vors (plural vorste), {{af-noun|vorste}} vors (plural vorste)
  1. prince (princely ruler), monarch
    Sense id: en-vors-af-noun-Y~lUvzHs Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: vors [present], vorsende [participle, present], gevors [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|vorsen}} Dutch vorsen, {{der|af|de|forschen}} German forschen, {{der|af|gmh|vorschen}} Middle High German vorschen, {{der|af|goh|forscōn}} Old High German forscōn, {{der|af|gmw-pro|*forskōn|t=inquire, question}} Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”) Head templates: {{af-verb}} vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)
  1. to study, to research, to investigate Derived forms: navors
    Sense id: en-vors-af-verb-FU-7KGM6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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