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fordum

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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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

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fordum

  1. formerly, in olden times, in the past

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fordum

  1. imperative of fordumme