vilsen
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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).
Adjective[edit]
vilsen (comparative mer vilsen, superlative mest vilsen)
- lost; not knowing directions or place
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of vilsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vilsen | mer vilsen | mest vilsen |
| Neuter singular | vilset | mer vilset | mest vilset |
| Plural | vilsna | mer vilsna | mest vilsna |
| Masculine plural3 | vilsne | mer vilsna | mest vilsna |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vilsne | mer vilsne | mest vilsne |
| All | vilsna | mer vilsna | mest vilsna |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||