different between fyrste vs fyrst

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

fyrst (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of first

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [f?st]

Adverb

fyrst

1. first, first of all

Derived terms

• fyrst nú (“only now”)
• fyrst og fremst (“first and foremost”)

Icelandic

Adverb

fyrst

1. superlative degree of snemma; first

   Við kaupum fyrst inn.

   We begin by doing the shopping.

Derived terms

Adjective

fyrst

1. feminine/neuter singular of fyrstur (“first”)

Conjunction

fyrst

1. since

   Fyrst þú heimsóttir mig á spítalann þá fyrirgef ég þér.

   Since you visited me in the hospital I forgive you.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fyrst (indeclinable)

1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

Synonyms

• fyrste

References

• “fyrst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fyrst, fyrstr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?rst/

Adverb

fyrst

1. alternative form of først

Etymology 2

Noun

fyrst (indeclinable)

1. the titular prefix given to a prince - fyrst Rainier.

Synonyms

• fyrste

References

• “fyrst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyrst/, [fyr?st]

Etymology 1

See fierst.

Noun

fyrst m

1. Alternative form of fierst

Declension

Etymology 2

See fyrest.

Adjective

fyrst (no positive or comparative form)

1. Alternative form of fyrest

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furist.

Adverb

fyrst (adjective fyrstr, comparative fyrr)

1. first, firstly

References

• fyrst in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press