en pil

pil in a sentence

• pil och båge
  bow and arrow
• skjuta en pil
  shoot an arrow
• Pilen pekar åt vänster
  The arrow is pointing to the left
• kasta pil (singular is idiomatic in "kasta pil")
  throw/play darts
• kasta pil på en karta
  throw darts at a map

Expressions

• snabb som en pil
  swift as an arrow

Words built with pil

• pilbåge bow
• pilsnabb swift as an arrow
• tårpil weeping willow
• pilflätning wickerwork weaving

Questions

Origin

From Old Norse píla.

Nearby common words

pil is number 3,271 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 3,267protest protest
• 3,268offentlig public, official
• 3,269finn find
• 3,270besättningen the crew, crew
• 3,272objekt object
• 3,273stöld theft
• 3,274utsida outside
• 3,275baka bake