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Literally, "out of (a) place". Similar formations include Swedish åstad, Norwegian Bokmål av sted, Norwegian Nynorsk av stad.
- IPA(key): /a ˈstɛð/, [æ ˈsd̥eð̠˕ˠ]
- Rhymes: -ɛð
af sted
- going, off, literally out of or from (a) place.
Kom så af sted.- Now get going.
Han tog af sted.- He took off.