villtur

From Old Norse villtr. Past participle of villa, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaną. Has mostly replaced earlier villur (< *wilþijaz), from which the verb is ultimately derived.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪl̥tʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪl̥tʏr

villtur (comparative villtari, superlative villtastur)

1. wild, unruly, savage ^syn.
2. lost

   Erum við villt?

   Are we lost?

   Hann er týndur.

   He has lost his way.

3. barbaric, savage ^syn.
4. uncultivated, wild, that which grows wild
5. untamed, wild ^syn.

• (wild): ^def. hamslaus
• (lost): ^def. týndur
• (barbaric): ^def. ósiðmenntaður
• (untamed): ^def. ótaminn

• áttavilltur
• villimaður
• villidýr
• villigöltur
• villiköttur