forfjor

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Danish

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fjor.

Noun

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forfjor

  1. (rare) used adverbially in the prepositional phrase i forfjor (the year before last) – the year before last, the year directly preceding last year.
  2. (attributively, rare) pertaining to the year before last
    • 2012 March 30, “Sproglig flottenhejmer eller verbal ødeland?”, in Information.dk[1], archived from the original on 3 April 2012:
      Og skal ordet dø, skal det ikke ske i dølgsmål, det skal ikke fjæles, ikke rådne bort som forfjors kartofler.
      And if the word is to die, it must not happen in secret, it must not be felt, not rot away like potatoes from the year before last.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fjor.

Noun

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forfjor

  1. used adverbially in the prepositional phrase i forfjor (the year before last) – the year before last, the year directly preceding last year.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fjor.

Noun

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forfjor

  1. used adverbially in the prepositional phrase i forfjor (the year before last) – the year before last, the year directly preceding last year.