different between fyrste vs firste

English

Adjective

fyrste (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of first.

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vürste and German Fürst, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”), cognate with English first, Old Norse fyrstr. Doublet of første.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fyrst?/, [?fy??sd??]

Noun

fyrste c (singular definite fyrsten, plural indefinite fyrster)

1. prince

Inflection

Derived terms

• fyrstendømme
• fyrstehus

Further reading

• “fyrste” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fyrste” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vurste

Noun

fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrster, definite plural fyrstene)

1. a prince

Synonyms

• fyrst (as a title)
• prins

Derived terms

• fyrstbiskop

References

• “fyrste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²f?rst?/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fyrstr. Akin to English first.

Alternative forms

• første

Numeral

fyrste

1. first

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vurste

Noun

fyrste m (definite singular fyrsten, indefinite plural fyrstar, definite plural fyrstane)

1. a prince (male ruler of a principality, a non-royal high title of nobility)

Synonyms

• fyrst (as a title)
• prins

Derived terms

• fyrstbiskop

References

• “fyrste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Adjective

firste (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of first

Anagrams

• Fister, firest, fister, freits, refits, resift, rifest, sifter, strife