Phrase guide

Wild Hunt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A spectral hunting party of riders and hounds, often led by a supernatural huntsman, that sweeps noisily through the sky or countryside at night or during storms, especially in winter; traditionally lacking a visible quarry and regarded as an omen of death or disaster.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: European

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History

Etymology

Calque of German Wilde Jagd.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: Ehiztari beltza — folk myth
  • Dutch: Wilde Jacht — folk myth
  • French: chasse fantastique — folk myth
  • West-Frisian: Wylde Jacht — folk myth
  • Galician: estantiga — folk myth
  • Galician: santa compaña — folk myth
  • Galician: compaña — folk myth
  • Galician: antaruxada — folk myth
  • Galician: estadea — folk myth
  • German: Wilde Jagd — folk myth
  • Italian: caccia selvaggia — folk myth
  • Latvian: Mežonīgās medības — folk myth
  • Limburgish: Wil Jach — folk myth
  • Lithuanian: Laukinė medžioklė — folk myth
  • Norwegian: Oskoreia — folk myth
  • Polish: Dziki Łów — folk myth
  • Portuguese: caça selvagem — folk myth
  • Spanish: cacería salvaje — folk myth
  • Swedish: Odens jakt — folk myth