An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/für

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
für
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für, prep., ‘for, in behalf of,’ from MidHG. vür, OHG. furi, ‘before, for’; comp. OSax. furi, ‘before’; a Ger. prep. simply, allied to those discussed under vor. —