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Swedish
Etymology
vill + -se. Used as an adverb in 1588, based on the adjective vill (“lost”). A few centuries later the adverb was formed into a new adjective vilsen.
Pronunciation
Adverb
vilse (comparative mer vilse, superlative mest vilse)
- to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation
Vi har gått vilse. Har någon en karta?- We have gotten lost. Does anybody have a map?
Jag tror de är vilse- I think they are lost
Usage notes
Can combine with any motion, like åka vilse (get lost driving), springa vilse (get lost running), flyga vilse (get lost flying), hoppa vilse (get lost jumping, like a rabbit might), etc.
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