farväl

See also: farvæl

Swedish

Etymology

From far, the imperative of fara (“to go, to travel”) + väl (“well”). See English farewell for cognates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑːrˈvɛːl/, /farˈvɛːl/, /fɑːrˈvæːl/, /farˈvæːl/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)

Interjection

farväl

  1. (somewhat formal) farewell
    – Farväl, min vän!
    "Farewell, my friend!"

Noun

farväl n

  1. a farewell
    • 1945, Frans G. Bengtsson, Röde Orm [The Long Ships]‎[1], Norstedt & Söners förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 4 January 2026:
      De sade farväl till den gamle mästergycklaren […] och [gick] tillbaka till skeppet.
      They said farewell to the old master jester and went back to the ship.
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Andra Samuelsboken [2 Samuel] 19:39”, in Bibel 2000‎[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 January 2026:
      Kungen […] kysste Barsillaj och tog farväl av honom.
      The king kissed Barzillai and bid him farewell. (literally, “took farwell of him.”)

Declension

Declension of farväl
nominative genitive
singular indefinite farväl farväls
definite farvälet farvälets
plural indefinite farväl farväls
definite farvälen farvälens

See also

  • hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)

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