hittiðfyrra
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Icelandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of hitt (“the other”) + hið (“the”) + fyrra (“previous”).
Adverb[edit]
hittiðfyrra
Usage notes[edit]
- Hittiðfyrra is the spelling recommended by Árnastofnun,[1] while a column writer for the Morgunblaðið recommends hittifyrra.[2] Both are shown in dictionaries alongside hitteðfyrra. Other variants in use are hitt í fyrra and hittífyrra, likely due to influence by í fyrra.