fjärran
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish fiærran, equivalent to Old Norse fjarran.
Adjective
editfjärran
- located far away (often with exotic connotations), sometimes figuratively; far away, far, distant, etc.
- Synonyms: avlägsen, långt bort
- fjärran länder
- far-away countries / distant lands
- fjärran horisonter
- distant horizons
- Sommaren känns fjärran i november
- Summer feels far away in November
Derived terms
edit- Fjärran Östern (“the Far East”)
- fjärr-
Adverb
editfjärran (not comparable)
- far away, far (often with exotic connotations)
- 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, with literary phrasing]
Noun
editfjärran
- an unspecified area far away (from the current location); the distance, etc.
- Tornen skymtade i fjärran
- The towers could faintly be seen in the distance
- Ljusen från hamnen hägrar i fjärran
- The lights from the harbor beckon in the distance
- Folk kom från när och fjärran
- People came from near and far