fordum
Appearance
Danish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]fordum
- formerly, in olden times, in the past
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]fordum
- imperative of fordumme