"fyrr" meaning in Old Norse

See fyrr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: fyrr [comparative], fyrst [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} fyrr, {{non-adv|fyrr|fyrst}} fyrr (comparative fyrr, superlative fyrst)
  1. before, sooner
    Sense id: en-fyrr-non-adv-fxFXMp8O
  2. rather Synonyms: heldr
    Sense id: en-fyrr-non-adv-0f-vAmW7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fyrr en
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    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: fyrr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: fyrr"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
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          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: fyrr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: fyrr"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "fyr",
            "3": "før",
            "4": "for"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: fyr, før, for",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: fyr, før, for"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "förr",
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            "4": "förre"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: förr, förra, förre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: förr, förra, förre"
    },
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        {
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: fyr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: fyr"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "før"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: før",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: før"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "nb",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: før"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "1": "nn",
            "2": "før",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: før",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "until 1938"
          },
          "expansion": "(until 1938)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: før (until 1938)"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "fyrr",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "english": "the sooner we part, the better",
          "text": "því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "before, sooner"
      ],
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        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "sooner",
          "sooner"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rather"
      ],
      "id": "en-fyrr-non-adv-0f-vAmW7",
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        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "heldr"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fyrr"
}
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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fyrr en"
    }
  ],
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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: fyrr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: fyrr"
    },
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          },
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      "text": "Faroese: fyrr"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrr"
    },
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            "2": "fyr",
            "3": "før",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: fyr, før, for",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: fyr, før, for"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "förr",
            "3": "förra",
            "4": "förre"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: förr, förra, förre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: förr, förra, förre"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "før"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: før",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: før"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "før"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: før",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: før"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "1": "nn",
            "2": "før",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: før",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "until 1938"
          },
          "expansion": "(until 1938)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: før (until 1938)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "fyrr",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fyrst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "non-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Old Norse terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the sooner we part, the better",
          "text": "því betr þykki mér er vér skiljum fyrr",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before, sooner"
      ],
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        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "sooner",
          "sooner"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "rather"
      ],
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        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "heldr"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fyrr"
}

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