fort-

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See also: fort, Fort, fört, fořt, and for't

German

Etymology

Parallel to German fort.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

fort-

  1. away, onward, forth

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

Used in a number of German loan-words, from the German prefix fort-, related to English forth.

Prefix

fort-

  1. forthwith, continued, further; e.g. fortgå, fortplanta, fortsätta, fortvara

Derived terms

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