framstøyt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fram (“forward”) +‎ støyt (“thrust”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²frɑmˌstœʏt/

Noun

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

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.

Further reading

“framstøyt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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