iväg

iväg in a sentence

• ge sig iväg
  set off
• skicka iväg
  send away
• komma iväg
  get going
• fara iväg
  go away
• 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!

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Origin

From Old Swedish i vägh, attested since 1506; by surface analysis, a univerbation of i + väg.

Nearby common words

iväg is number 556 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 551fint trick, feint
• 552förut before
• 554gälla pertain to, apply, concern, be valid, be in effect
• 555kapten captain, lieutenant
• 557försök attempt, trial, experiment
• 558direkt direct
• 559kännas feel
• 560snacka chat, talk