Luxembourgish

Adjective

fréier

1. comparative degree of fréi ‎(“early”)

   Deng fréier Virschléi ware besser wéi dësen.

   Your earlier suggestions were better than this one.

2. former

   De fréiere Minister krut e Poste bäi enger grousser Entreprise.

   The former minister got a position in a big company.

Usage notes

• For the more literal comparative “earlier in time”, “earlier in the day” use the analytic construction méi fréi.

Declension

Adverb

fréier

1. formerly, in the past

Etymology 2

Inflected form of fréieren ‎(“to freeze”).

Verb

fréier

1. second-person singular imperative of fréieren