iväg

Swedish

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Alternative forms

• i väg

Pronunciation

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Adverb

iväg

1. away, off

   De seglade iväg till fjärran länder

   They sailed off to distant lands

   De gav sig iväg hemåt

   They set off for home ("ge sig" is similar to "head" in "ge sig av/iväg")

   Iväg med dig!

   Go away!

   (literally, “Away with you!”)

References

• iväg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• iväg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• iväg in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)