fjärran

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fiærran, equivalent to Old Norse fjarran.

Adjective

fjärran

  1. far, far away
    fjärran länder
    far-away countries

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Noun

fjärran

  1. an unspecified area far away (from the current location), the distance
    Tornen skymtade i fjärran
    The towers could faintly be seen in the distance

Adverb

fjärran (not comparable)

  1. far away
    fjärran från civilisationen
    far from civilization
    Det vore mig fjärran att svika dom så
    Far be it from me to let them down like that ("it would be far from me," figuratively)

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