"Wild Hunt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wild Hunts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Wild Hunt}} Wild Hunt (plural Wild Hunts)
  1. A ghostly hunt that rides across the sky, common to English, German and Scandinavian folklore. Wikipedia link: Wild Hunt Categories (topical): Mythology Translations (folk myth): Ehiztari beltza (Basque), Wilde Jacht (Dutch), chasse fantastique (French), estantiga [feminine] (Galician), santa compaña [feminine] (Galician), compaña [feminine] (Galician), antaruxada [feminine] (Galician), estadea [feminine] (Galician), Wilde Jagd [feminine] (German), caccia selvaggia [feminine] (Italian), Mežonīgās medības (Latvian), Wil Jach (Limburgish), Laukinė medžioklė (Lithuanian), Oskoreia (Norwegian), Dziki Łów (Polish), caça selvagem [feminine] (Portuguese), cacería salvaje (Spanish), Odens jakt (Swedish), Wylde Jacht (West Frisian)

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