farvel

Danish

Etymology

From far, imperative of fare (“fare, be”) + vel (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːˈvɛl/, [fɑ̈ːˈʋel] or IPA^(key): /fɔˈvɛl/, [fɒ̽ˈʋel]

Interjection

farvel

1. goodbye, farewell

Noun

farvel n (singular definite farvellet, plural indefinite farveller)

1. goodbye, farewell (the wishing of farewell to someone)
   • 1957, Edith Rode, Paa rejse i livet:

     Vi begynder Farvellernes Kæde ved Seinen.

     We begin the chain of goodbyes at the Seine.

   • 1970, Henning Ipsen, En af dem:

     Det er jo alt det mellem goddagerne og farvellerne der er livet.

     It is, after all, all that which lies between the gooddays and the goodbyes that is life.

   • 2012, Henning Mogensen, Den Spanske Borg, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 12:

     "Jeg hader lange farveller" tænkte han "eller er det bare farveller jeg hader" og højt i kupeen siger han: "til helvede med det hele".

     "I hate long goodbyes ", he thought "or is it just goodbyes that I hate ", and out loud to the train compartment he speaks: "to hell with all of it ".

Declension

Declension of farvel

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	farvel	farvellet	farveller	farvellerne
genitive	farvels	farvellets	farvellers	farvellernes

References

• “farvel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• far vel (of interjection)

Interjection

farvel

1. goodbye, or more formally, farewell

Noun

farvel n (definite singular farvelet or farvellet, indefinite plural farvel or farveler or farveller, definite plural farvela or farvelene or farvella or farvellene)

1. farewell, goodbye

   si farvel - to say goodbye

References

• “farvel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• far vel (of interjection)

Interjection

farvel

1. goodbye, or more formally, farewell

Noun

farvel n (definite singular farvelet, indefinite plural farvel, definite plural farvela)

1. farewell, goodbye

   vinke farvel - to wave goodbye

References

• “farvel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.