för-

See also: for, FOR, fór, fôr, för, and for-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse for-, fyr-, fir-, Proto-Germanic *fra-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before, in front of”).

Prefix

för-

  1. fore-, at the front, before; related to German vor-, emphasis on 1st syllable, see also före-
  2. for-, en-, an intensifier; related to German ver-, emphasis on 2nd syllable

Derived terms
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