vors

From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

vors (plural vorste)

1. prince (princely ruler), monarch

From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic *forskōn (“inquire, question”).

vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)

1. to study, to research, to investigate

• navors

• IPA^(key): /vɔrs/

From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.

vors m (plural vorsen, diminutive vorsje n)

1. (archaic) frog

   Synonyms: kikker, kikvors, puit

• vorsch (obsolete)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vors

1. inflection of vorsen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• IPA^(key): /foːrs/, [foːɐ̯s], [fɔɐ̯s], [fɔːs]

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vors

1. (chiefly informal) contraction of vor das

• The full form vor das is normally used in formal style. However, vors is also used in certain combinations, e.g. vors Gesicht (“before one's face”), vors Verfassungsgericht (“before the constitutional court”, or analogously with some other court).

vors

1. indefinite genitive singular of vor

vors

1. alternative form of firse

vors n (definite singular vorset, indefinite plural vors, definite plural vorsa)

1. preparty

• vorspiel