Fremst

Fremst is a Norwegian word that functions primarily as an adverb and, in certain constructions, as an adjective to describe position or priority. It means “at the front” or “frontmost,” and by extension can convey that something is leading or most prominent in a given context. In everyday language it is used to indicate where someone or something stands within a line, group, or sequence.

In usage, fremst is common in phrases such as someone standing fremst i køen, meaning the person is at the front of the queue. The term can also express primacy or prominence, for example fremst blant deltakerne to indicate the foremost among the participants. When describing a noun phrase, the form fremste may appear, as in fremste rekke (front row) or den fremste rekken, where the word functions as an adjective describing position.

Etymologically, fremst is derived from the root frem, meaning forward, with a suffix that marks location or degree. It is cognate with Danish fremst and Swedish främst (the Swedish form often carries an accent). The word is retained in modern Norwegian with the same core meaning across standard and bokmål usage.

Overall, fremst is a practical term in Norwegian for signaling physical or figurative positioning at the front or in a leading role, and it appears regularly in everyday speech as well as in descriptive or comparative statements.