villr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, whence also Old English wilde, Old Frisian wild, Old Saxon wildi, Old High German wildi, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wilþeis).

Adjective

villr

  1. wild

Descendants

  • Icelandic: villur
  • Faroese: villur
  • Norn: vill
  • Norwegian: vill
  • Old Swedish: viller
  • Gutnish: vildar, villar
  • Scanian: vilðer
  • ⇒ Danish: vild (influenced by Old Saxon wildi)
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: vilder (influenced by Old Saxon wildi)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “villr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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