framstøyt

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From fram (forward) +‎ støyt (thrust).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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framstøyt m (definite singular framstøyten, indefinite plural framstøytar, definite plural framstøytane)

  1. attack, advance, initiative
    • 1913, Captain Sagen, (translated from Johannes Hægland), "Hermanns-boki"
      Sist i januar 1905 gjorde russen ein framstøyt mot vinstre japanske fløyen.
      At the end of January 1905, the Russians made an attack against the Japanese left flank.

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