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)

1. wild, unruly, savageTemplate:jump
2. lost

   Erum við villt?

   Are we lost?

   Hann er týndur.

   He has lost his way.

3. barbaric, savageTemplate:jump
4. uncultivated, wild, that which grows wild
5. untamed, wildTemplate:jump

Synonyms

• Template:jump hamslaus
• Template:jump týndur
• Template:jump ósiðmenntaður
• Template:jump ótaminn

Derived terms

• áttavilltur
• villimaður
• villidýr
• villigöltur
• villiköttur