*furi-

Runic: ᚠᚢᚱᛁ- Pronunciation: /ɸu.ri/

prefix

Function

  1. in front, before
  2. against, opposed

Etymology

From the preposition and adverb *furi (‘for, in front’).

Descendants

  • *furi- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • for- (Old Frisian)
    • fir-, far-, for- (Old High German)
  • *furi- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • far- (Old Dutch)
      • ver- (Middle Dutch)
        • ver- (Dutch)
  • *furi- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • for-, far-, fer-, fær-, fier-, fyr- (Old English)
      • for-, far-, fer-, vor-, ver- (Middle English)
        • for- (English)
        • for- (Scots)
  • *furi- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • far- (Old Saxon)
      • ver- (Middle Low German)
  • fyrir- (Old Norse)
  • 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂- (faur-) (Gothic)

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