hej vilt

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Swedish

Alternative forms

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

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