villtur

Icelandic

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪl̥tʏr/
Rhymes: -ɪl̥tʏr

Adjective

villtur (comparative villtari, superlative villtastur)

wild, unruly, savage ^syn.
lost
Erum við villt?
Are we lost?

Hann er týndur.
He has lost his way.
barbaric, savage ^syn.
uncultivated, wild, that which grows wild
untamed, wild ^syn.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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