Adjective: vilsen
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
vilsne
All Other Forms
vilsna
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
| Comparative | mer vilsen; mer vilset; mer vilsna; mer vilsna |
| Superlative | mest vilsen; mest vilset; mest vilsna; mest vilsna |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like vilsen
benägen,
maktlysten,
korthuggen,
stridslysten,
efterhängsen,
yverboren,
efterbliven,
härsklysten,
våldsbenägen,
undergiven,
självbelåten,
heden,
självmordsbenägen,
småskuren,
ärelysten,
sensationslysten,
dragen,
hämndlysten,
utsliten,
vilsen, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Used in the 19th century by poets Tegnér, Franzén, formed from the adverb vilse (“being lost”) (used in 1588), which in turn derives from the adjective vill (“lost”) (used in Old Swedish).
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