fordum

== Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse forðum. Often explained as a contraction with original meaning 'before that', of the preposition for 'before' and the dative in Old Danish thæm of the personal pronoun in Old Danish thæn. ==== Adverb ==== fordum formerly, in olden times, in the past === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fordum imperative of fordumme ==== References ==== “fordum” in Den Danske Ordbog “fordum” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈdum/ === Noun === fordum dative plural of ford