No. 778 in Swedish
avled
The Swedish word "avled" means "died" (preterite of "avlida," which means "to die").
In a sentence
Hon avled lugnt i sitt hem.
She passed away peacefully in her home.
Here, 'avled' is used to indicate the action of passing away, a verb in past tense.
Hans humor avled uppmärksamheten från problemet.
His humor distracted attention from the problem.
In this sentence, 'avled' is used in the sense of diverting, showing its usage as to deflect or distract, used in past tense.
Jag undrade hur hon avled från ämnet så plötsligt.
I wondered how she diverged from the topic so suddenly.
Here, 'avled' refers to the act of diverging or straying from a topic in conversation, illustrating another nuance of the term.
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