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for.

lining (covering for the inside of something)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfoˀɐ̯][ˈfoɐ̯ˀ]
  1. lining (covering for the inside of something)

    neuter
  2. lining (material used for inside covering)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Derived from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder (“linen, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”).

conj[fʌ]
  1. for, because

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).

adv[fʌ]
  1. too (more than enough; as too much)

  2. in front

  3. forward

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).

prep[fʌ]
  1. for

  2. of

  3. to

  4. on

  5. at

  6. before, in front of

  7. by

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).

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