Swedish adverb · adjective· top 2,000 most common

vilse

to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation

vilse as an adverb

Meaning

to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation

vilse as an adjective

Meaning

lost

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What does vilse mean?

vilse in a sentence

Vi har gått vilse. Har någon en karta?
We have gotten [walked] lost. Does anybody have a map?
Jag tror de är vilse
I think they are lost

Expressions

gå (el. komma) vilse
get lost

Questions

What does vilse mean in English?

vilse means “to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation”.

Origin

vill + -se.

Nearby common words

vilse is number 1,915 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,910oskadd unhurt
1,911åklagare prosecutor
1,912söndag Sunday
1,913befinna find/be situated
1,916cigarett a cigarette
1,917paus pause, break
1,918besegra conquer, beat
1,919släkt family, relatives

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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