Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

vild

wild

Meaning

wild

In Swedish: som lever opåverkad av människor

Forms

Forms of vild
Basic formvildwith en-words
Neuterviltwith ett-words
Plural and definitevildaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativevildare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativevildast“-est”, “most …”

Practise vild

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What does vild mean?

vild in a sentence

  • vilda djur
    wild animals
  • vilda växter
    wild plants
  • vilda fantasier
    wild fantasies
  • slå vilt omkring sig
    lash out wildly
  • vara på vild flykt
    be in headlong flight
  • vild framfart
    reckless driving; rampaging

Expressions

  • vild ("olovlig") strejk
    wildcat ("unofficial") strike

Words built with vild

Questions

What does vild mean in English?

vild means “wild”.

Similar words

otämjdostyrigotyglad

Origin

From Old Norse villr (“wild”) and Old Saxon wildi, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.

Nearby common words

vild is number 1,783 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary