avlägsen

== Swedish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, av (“off”) +‎ lägsen (“positioned”), literally “positioned off” (cf. “off shore”), to läge (“position”). Compare överlägsen (“superior”, literally “over positioned”). Compare German abgelegen. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === avlägsen distant, far-off (in time or space) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== avlägsna (sig) === Further reading === “avlägsen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) avlägsen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === avlägsne