bortrest

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • bortreſt (obsolete typography)

Etymology

Compound of bort (“away, off”) +‎ rest (“journeyed”). First attested in 1628.

Adjective

bortrest (comparative bortrestare, superlative bortrestast)

  1. out of town; away from home (and workplace)
    Han är bortrest, men jag kan ta ett meddelande.
    He's out of town, but I can take a message.
    • 1645 September 24, anonymous author, “Från Marckarydh den 13. Sept.”, in Ordinari Poſt Tijdender, number 39, page 1:
      Strax effter han war bortreſt / kom den Franßoͤſke Secreteraren medh en annan Trompeterhÿt[sic] / […]
      Shortly after he was out of town, the French Secretary came hither with another Trumpeter blast, […]
    • 2025 March 25, Pernilla Ekdahl, “Inbrott i lägenhet – hos bortrest par”, in Kristianstadsbladet:
      I lördags upptäcktes ett inbrott i en lägenhet på Jakobs väg i Kristianstad. Paret som bor där var bortresta när det hände.
      On Saturday, a burglary was discovered in an apartment on Jakobs väg in Kristianstad. The couple who live there were away when it happened.

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