fyrir

From Old Norse fyrir (“before, for”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“before, for”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪːrɪr/

fyrir

1. therefore

fyrir

1. for

   Synonyms: handa, til

   Þetta er ekki fyrir börn. ― This is not for children.

2. before

   best fyrir ― best by (expiration date)

• fyr

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

fyrir [with dative (indicating location or advantage) or accusative (indicating movement)]

1. before, in front of
2. for

• Icelandic: fyrir
• Faroese: fyri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: føre, for, fyre (dated)
• Old Swedish: fyri(r), for
  • Swedish: före, för
• Danish: for

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fyrir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

fȳrir

1. alternative form of fiūrir