førstundes
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- fyrstundes (non-standard since 2012)
Etymology
editFrom 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
editførstundes
- (archaic) in the beginning; to begin with
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “førstundes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.