forstue.
an entrance hall, hallway, anteroom, vestibule; the first room behind the entrance of a house or apartment, leading to the other rooms
Meaning & usage
an entrance hall, hallway, anteroom, vestibule; the first room behind the entrance of a house or apartment, leading to the other rooms
Where this word comes from
From for- (“fore-, front”) + stue (“living room”). Compare Danish forstue, Norwegian Nynorsk forstove, and Swedish förstuga.
to sprain; to injure a joint by twisting or wrenching it so that the joint surfaces are displaced
Where this word comes from
From a Danish form forstue (“to sprain”), possibly remodelled from older Danish *forstuge (“to sprain”), from Middle Low German verstūken (“to sprain”), derived from stūken (“to press, squeeze flat”). Compare Danish forstuve, Swedish stuka, German verstauchen, and Dutch verstuiken.
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