vilde
See also: Vilde
English
Adjective
vilde (comparative more vilde, superlative most vilde)
- Obsolete form of vile.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 35:
- With full intent t' avenge that villany / On that vilde man and all his family
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋilə]
- Homophone: ville
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Etymology 1
Compound of vild (“wild”) + -e (“-ie”). According to SO attested since 1750. In the political sense; according to SAOB attested since 1887.
Noun
vilde c
- A savage, someone from the wilderness.
- (derogatory, dated) A native, someone not part of western civilization.
- (politics) Short for politisk vilde (“independent politician”).
Declension
| Declension of vilde | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vilde | vilden | vildar | vildarna |
| Genitive | vildes | vildens | vildars | vildarnas |
Etymology 2
See their corresponding etymology section.
References
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