framstøyt
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From fram (“forward”) + støyt (“thrust”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
framstøyt m (definite singular framstøyten, indefinite plural framstøytar, definite plural framstøytane)
- attack, advance, initiative
- 1913, Captain Sagen, (translated from Johannes Hægland), "Hermanns-boki"
- Sist i januar 1905 gjorde russen ein framstøyt mot vinstre japanske fløyen.
- At the end of January 1905, the Russians made an attack against the Japanese left flank.
- 1913, Captain Sagen, (translated from Johannes Hægland), "Hermanns-boki"
Further reading edit
- “framstøyt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.