såväl

See also: saval

Swedish

Etymology

så +‎ väl

Conjunction

såväl

1. (with som (“as”)) as well (as) (and also and equally)

   Det Nisse sysslar med är olagligt såväl som omoraliskt

   What Nisse is doing is illegal as well as immoral

   På festivalen finns karuseller såväl som prova på-aktiviteter och mycket annat [som är] roligt

   At the festival, there are carousels as well as try-out activities and lots of other fun things to do [and a lot of other things [that are] fun (or, "other stuff [that is] fun," which is closer to the intuition, with a singular)]

   Bulnader uppstodo på spåmännen såväl som på alla andra egyptier (archaic language)

   Boils appeared on the magicians as well as on all the other Egyptians (Exodus 9:11)

3. (with som (“as”)) both ... and (equally)

   Såväl gamla som unga mår bra av daglig motion

   Both old and young benefit from [feel good from] daily exercise / Old as well as young benefit from daily exercise

Usage notes

Corresponds to "As well old as young ..." in (sense 2), except ungrammatical or archaic in English.

References

• såväl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• såväl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• såväl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)