till sjöss
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From till (“to”) + sjöss (alternative spelling of sjös (“sea's”) that only appears in this expression), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive.
Adverb
[edit]till sjöss (not comparable)
- at sea
- De hade varit till sjöss i månader
- They had been at sea for months
- to sea
- Han gick till sjöss i unga år
- He went to sea at an early age
Usage notes
[edit]Usually implies boat travel. Compare till havs.