fyrir prep
1.
1 with dat
2.
before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin); f dyrum, before the door;
3.
before one, in one's presence; hón nefndist f þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G;
4.
for; hann lét ryðja f þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception ;
5.
before one, in one's way; fjörðr varð f þeim, they came to a fjord; sitja f em, to lie in wait for one ;
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naut term before, off; iggja f bryggjum, to lie off the piers f Humrumynni, off the Humber;
7.
before, at the head of, over; vera f máli, to be over the troops ; vera f máli, to lead the case; sitja f svörum, to undertake the defence;
8.
of time, ago; f þrem nóttum, three nights ago; f stundu, a while ago; f löngu, long, ago; vera f eu, to forebode (of a dream) ;
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before, above, superior to; Hálfdan svarti var f þeim br�ðrum, H was the foremost of the brothers;
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denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál f þér, thou lettest E thwart all thy affairs; tók at eyðast f herm lausafé, her money began to fail (10) denoting obstacle, hindrance; mikit gøri þer mér f þessu máli, you make this case hard for me; varð honum lítit f því, it was a small matter for him ; �sgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A thought that things looked bad; (11) because of, for; hon undi sér hvergri f verkjum she had no rest for pains; f hræðslu, for fear; ilia f�rt f ísum, scarcely, passable for ice; gáðu þeir eigi f veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay; f því at, because, since, as ; (12) against gæt þin vel f konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men; beiða griða Baldri f alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm ; (13) f. sér of oneself; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest; (14) denoting manner or quality, with; hvítr f. hærum, while with hoary hair; II. with acc.
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before, in front of; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one's hands) before one's eyes;
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before, into the presence of; stefna em f. dómstól, before a court;
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over; hlaupa f. bjorg, to leap over a precipice; kasta f. borð, to throw overboard;
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in one's way, crossing one's way; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them ;
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round, off; sigla f. nes, to weather a point;
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along, all along, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Norway,from one end to the other; draga ör f. odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
