No. 102 in Icelandic
fyrra
The Icelandic word "fyrra" means "former" or "previous" in English.
In a sentence
Í fyrra ferðaðist ég til Parísar.
Last year, I traveled to Paris.
In this sentence, 'fyrra' means 'last' and refers to the previous year.
Hann kýs að svara fyrra spurningunni fyrst.
He chooses to answer the former question first.
Here, 'fyrra' means 'former' and is used to denote the first of two options.
Saga fyrra aldar er áhugaverð.
The history of the previous century is interesting.
In this example, 'fyrra' means 'previous' and relates to the century before the current one.
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