vilse.
to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation
Meaning & usage
to a lost state, no longer knowing where one is, having lost orientation
Vi har gått vilse. Har någon en karta?
Jag tror de är vilse
Where this word comes from
vill + -se. Used as an adverb in 1588, based on the adjective vill (“lost”). A few centuries later the adverb was formed into a new adjective vilsen.
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