för

See also: Appendix:Variations of "for"

Elfdalian

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish för.

Preposition

för

  1. for

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœːr/
    Rhymes: -œːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic *farō.

Noun

för f (genitive singular farar, nominative plural farir)

  1. a journey, a trip, a voyage
    Synonyms: ferð, túr
    • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Declension
Declension of för (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative för förin farir farirnar
accusative för förina farir farirnar
dative för förinni förum förunum
genitive farar fararinnar fara faranna
Derived terms
  • förla
  • förunautur
  • hafa í för með sér (to effect, to cause, to result in)
  • Helförin (the Holocaust)
  • illa til fara
  • jarðarför
  • slást í för með (to join someone, to tag along)
  • vel til fara (well-dressed)
  • vera á förum (to be about to leave)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

för

  1. inflection of far:
    1. indefinite nominative plural
    2. indefinite accusative plural

Jersey Dutch

Etymology

From Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vore, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœr/

Preposition

för

  1. for
  2. before
  3. in front of

Alternative forms

Polabian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vör.

Preposition

för

  1. for

References

  • Polański, Kazimierz (1994), “för”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1095
  • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “för”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 62
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1973), “Wör”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 3: T – Z, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 1495

Low German

Pronunciation

  • (German Low German) IPA(key): /fœ͡ɐ/, /føːɐ̯/
  • (Dutch Low Saxon) IPA(key): /vɵ(ˈ)ɘ/, /vɵ(ː)r/, /fœːr/, /føːr/, /vøːr/

Etymology 1

    From Old Saxon furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi. Cognate to German für.

    Alternative forms

    Preposition

    för

    1. (in some dialects, including Dutch Low Saxon and East Frisian) for
    Usage notes
    • Authors who imitate German orthography spell this preposition för (like German für), but the following preposition (meaning "in front of") vör (like German vor).

    Etymology 2

      From Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. Cognate to German vor.

      Alternative forms

      Preposition

      för

      1. (in some Dutch Low Saxon and German Low German dialects) in front of, (spatially) before
      Usage notes
      • Authors who imitate German orthography spell this preposition vör (like German vor), but the preceding preposition för (like German für).

      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /føːr/
      • Audio:(file)

      Etymology 1

      Partly from Old Swedish for, Proto-Germanic *furai. Partly from Old Swedish fyrir, firi, fyre, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic *furi.

      Adverb

      för

      1. too; To an excessive degree

      Conjunction

      för

      1. because
      Synonyms
      See also

      Noun

      för c

      1. (nautical) bow; the front part of a boat or a ship
        Antonym: akter (stern)
      Declension

      Preposition

      för

      1. for; during which time
        för tillfälletfor the moment
      2. for; as
        att ta för givetto take for granted
      3. for; in exchange for
        Jag köpte det för 1000 kronor.I bought it for 1000 kronor.
        Han betalade för maten.He paid for the food.
      4. of; with regard to
        risk för upprorrisk of rebellion
      5. for; as a result of; because of
        för attbecause (literally, “because of (the fact) that ...”)
        att stämma för förtalto sue for defamation
        Tack för hjälpen!Thanks for the help!
      6. due to; under the influence of
        att fladdra för vindento flutter due to the wind
      7. for; for the sake of; to the benefit of
        för hans skullfor his sake
        Jag har gjort så mycket för dig.I've done so much for you.
      8. used before the object of verbs indicating movement in conjunction with upp (up) and ner (down)
        Hon klättrade upp för en stege.She climbed up a ladder.

      Etymology 2

      See föra.

      Verb

      för

      1. inflection of föra:
        1. imperative
        2. present indicative

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