førstundes

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse í fyrstunni, a prepositional phrase using the dative singular definite of fyrsta f (first; beginning). The current forms suggest some re-analyzation and likening to the construction of samstundes (meanwhile), becoming equivalent to før (before) +‎ stund (while) +‎ -es.

Adverb

førstundes

  1. (archaic) in the beginning; to begin with

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