före

See also: fore, fóre, foré, fôre, főre, fore-, and 'fore

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²føːrɛ/, [²fœ̞ːrɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -²øːrɛ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fyrir, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic *furi, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.

Preposition

före

1. in front of; ahead of
2. before; earlier in time than

Derived terms

• före-

Etymology 2

Old Swedish fø̄re, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic *fōriją.

Noun

före n

1. ground surface conditions for skiing and sleigh transport, depending on temperature and crystal structure of the snow or ice

   På morgonen är stark kyla, alltså gott före, men fortfarande dimma.

   In the morning it was very cold, so there were good driving conditions, but it was still foggy.

Declension

Declension of före

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	före	föres
	definite	föret	förets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• för

References

• “före”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)