*furai¹
Runic: ᚠᚢᚱᚨᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈɸu.rɑi̯/adverb
Meanings
before, in front
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-éy, an innovative dative formation from *preh₂-. Compare Latin prae, Ancient Greek παραί (paraí) (paraí) and Sanskrit पुरे (pure) (pure). Alternatively from *pr̥h₃-éy or *pr̥h₃-óy, from *perh₃-. In any case, ultimately from the root *per-.
Descendants
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
- fore (Old Frisian)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
- veur (Limburgish)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
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voor, vore (Dutch)
- voor (Afrikaans)
- foro (Berbice Creole Dutch)
- foor (Javindo)
- for (Manado Malay)
- voor, fo, for (Negerhollands)
- voor, foor (Petjo)
- foo, fou (Skepi Creole Dutch)
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voor, vore (Dutch)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
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voor, vore (Dutch)
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för, f'r (Jersey Dutch)
- voor (Virgin Islands Creole)
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för, f'r (Jersey Dutch)
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voor, vore (Dutch)
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vōre, vor, vōor (Middle Dutch)
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fora, fore (Old Dutch)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fore (Old English)
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fore (Middle English)
- fore (English)
- fore (Scots)
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fore (Middle English)
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fore (Old English)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fora, for, fore (Old High German)
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vor, vore (Middle High German)
- ? (Bavarian)
- vür (Central Franconian)
- vor (German)
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vor, vore (Middle High German)
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fora, for, fore (Old High German)
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*forē (Proto-West Germanic)
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fora, for, fore, fur, far (Old Saxon)
- för, vär, veer, ver, vör, vœr (German Low German)
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fora, for, fore, fur, far (Old Saxon)
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fyrir (Old Norse)
- for (Norn)
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fyrir (Old Norse)
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fyri(r), for (Old Swedish)
- före, för (Swedish)
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fyri(r), for (Old Swedish)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (faura) (Gothic)