"för" meaning in Low German

See för in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /fœ͡ɐ/ [German-Low-German], /føːɐ̯/ [German-Low-German], /vɵ(ˈ)ɘ/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /vɵ(ː)r/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /fœːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /føːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /vøːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon) Forms: vor [alternative, Low-Prussian], veur [alternative], vöär [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Saxon furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi. Cognate to German für. Etymology templates: {{etymid|nds|for}}, {{der|nds|osx|furi}} Old Saxon furi, {{der|nds|gmw-pro|*furi}} Proto-West Germanic *furi, {{der|nds|gem-pro|*furi}} Proto-Germanic *furi, {{cog|de|für}} German für Head templates: {{head|nds|preposition}} för
  1. (in some dialects, including Dutch Low Saxon and East Frisian) for Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-för-nds-prep-EMIrz0x2 Categories (other): Dutch Low Saxon, East Frisian Low German, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low German prepositions Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Low German prepositions: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /fœ͡ɐ/ [German-Low-German], /føːɐ̯/ [German-Low-German], /vɵ(ˈ)ɘ/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /vɵ(ː)r/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /fœːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /føːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon), /vøːr/ (note: Dutch Low Saxon) Forms: vär [alternative, Low-Prussian], veer [alternative, Low-Prussian], ver [alternative, Low-Prussian], vör [alternative], vœr [alternative], veur [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. Cognate to German vor. Etymology templates: {{etymid|nds|before}}, {{der|nds|osx|fora}} Old Saxon fora, {{der|nds|gmw-pro|*forē}} Proto-West Germanic *forē, {{der|nds|gem-pro|*furai}} Proto-Germanic *furai, {{cog|de|vor}} German vor Head templates: {{head|nds|preposition}} för
  1. (in some Dutch Low Saxon and German Low German dialects) in front of, (spatially) before
    Sense id: en-för-nds-prep-ngick5Kf Categories (other): Dutch Low Saxon, German Low German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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