åstad

See also: ástad

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to av (“off”) +‎ stad (“place (archaic)”).

Adverb

åstad

  1. (dated) away (from some place, and often by implication to somewhere else)
    Invånarna i byn gick åstad till grannbyarna
    The inhabitants of the village walked away from their village to the neighboring villages
    Imorgon far vi åstad
    Tomorrow we're traveling away
    Men om din broder försyndar sig, så gå åstad och förehåll honom det enskilt.
    Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go [away] and tell him his fault between thee and him alone (Matthew 15:18)

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