fort.
quickly/quick, fast
Meaning & usage
quickly/quick, fast
Where this word comes from
Attested since 1609 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok, from Middle Low German fôrt (“away, further, forward”), which is used adverbially (forts) with the same meaning in Low German, from Middle Low German fort, from Old Saxon forth. Related to för (“fore”), före (“before”) and forsla (“transport, carry, haul”).
a fort
Where this word comes from
Attested since 1651 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok. From French fort.
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