førstundes

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === fyrstundes (non-standard since 2012) === 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 (archaic) in the beginning; to begin with ==== Related terms ==== fyrst, først (“first”) === References === “førstundes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.