farvel

Danish

Etymology

From far, imperative of fare (“fare, be”) + vel (“well”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /farvɛl/, [fɑˈvɛl] or IPA^(key): /fɔvɛl/, [fʌˈvɛl]

Interjection

farvel

goodbye (farewell)

Noun

farvel n (singular definite farvellet, plural indefinite farveller)

goodbye (the wishing of farewell to someone)
- 1957, Edith Rode, Paa rejse i livet
  Vi begynder Farvellernes Kæde ved Seinen.
  We begin the chain of goodbyes at the Seine.
- 1970, Henning Ipsen, En af dem
  Det er jo alt det mellem goddagerne og farvellerne der er livet.
  It is, after all, all that which lies between the gooddays and the goodbyes that is life.
- 2012, Henning Mogensen, Den Spanske Borg, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN, page 12
  "Jeg hader lange farveller" tænkte han "eller er det bare farveller jeg hader" og højt i kupeen siger han: "til helvede med det hele".
  "I hate long goodbyes ", he thought "or is it just goodbyes that I hate ", and out loud to the train compartment he speaks: "to hell with all of it ".

Declension

Declension of farvel

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	farvel	farvellet	farveller	farvellerne
genitive	farvels	farvellets	farvellers	farvellernes

References

“farvel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

(of interjection) far vel

Interjection

farvel

goodbye, or more formally, farewell

Noun

farvel n (definite singular farvelet or farvellet, indefinite plural farvel or farveler or farveller, definite plural farvela or farvelene or farvella or farvellene)

farewell, goodbye
si farvel - to say goodbye

References

“farvel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(of interjection) far vel

Interjection

farvel

goodbye, or more formally, farewell

Noun

farvel n (definite singular farvelet, indefinite plural farvel, definite plural farvela)

farewell, goodbye
vinke farvel - to wave goodbye

References

“farvel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.