hej vilt

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hejvilt

Etymology

By surface analysis, hej (“hey”) +‎ vilt (“wild”).

Adverb

hej vilt (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) in a wild and uncontrolled manner

   De sköt hej vilt

   They fired all over the place

   Saker som kan återanvändas slängs hej vilt

   Things that can be reused are thrown away without any restraint

   På 1600-talet stavade man hejvilt

   In the 17th century, spelling was wild

References

• vild in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hej vilt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vild in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)