wilde

See also: Wilde

English

Adjective

wilde

1. Obsolete spelling of wild.

Anagrams

• WIELD, wiled, dwile, wield

Afrikaans

Adjective

wilde

1. attributive form of wild

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From wild.

Adjective

wilde

1. inflection of wild:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Noun

wilde m or f by sense (plural wilden, no diminutive)

1. savage, uncivilized person
2. brute

Synonyms

• (savage): wildeman
• (brute): bruut, woesteling

Derived terms

• halve wilde
• wildenhorde
• wildenras

Descendants

• Negerhollands: wilden (from the plural)

Etymology 2

Verb

wilde

1. (dated or formal) singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen

Synonyms

• wou

Etymology 3

Noun

wilde f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. alternative form of weelde

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch wildi, a contraction of wilt gi (modern wilt gij).

Contraction

wilde

1. (Brabant) contraction of wilt +‎ gij

Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving wilde gij.

Anagrams

• dweil

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wilde

1. inflection of wild:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle Dutch

Verb

wilde

1. first/third-person singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wield, wielde, wild, wijlde, wylde, wyled
• weilde, wyld, wyyld (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːld(ə)/

Adjective

wilde (plural and weak singular wilde, comparative wildere)

1. Wild, undomesticated, untamed:
   1. Uncultured, primitive, or barbaric.
   2. Bestial, savage, or malicious.
2. Unruly, undisciplined, impulsive:
   1. Emotionally heated; overtaken by emotion.
   2. Lustful, perverted.
3. (of land) Uncultivated, unsettled:
   1. Unexplored or inaccessible.
   2. Deserted, lifeless.
4. (of fire, sea or weather) Extreme, dangerous.
5. (pathology, rare) Dangerous, pathological.
6. (anatomy, rare) Exterior, outside (of bones)

Related terms

• wilde beste
• wilde cat
• wilde der
• wilde foul
• wilde fyr
• wilde man
• wilde wode
• wildely
• wilderne
• wildernesse

Descendants

• English: wild
• Middle Scots: wild, wyld
  • Scots: wild, wile

References

• “wīld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

wilde (rare)

1. An unsettled, chaotic, or unruly locality; the wild.
2. (with at or to) Wildness, unruliness.

Descendants

• English: wild

References

• “wīld(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Cognate with Old Frisian wilde, Old Saxon wildi, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (wilþeis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.de/, [ˈwiɫ.de]

Adjective

wilde

1. wild, savage
   • c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil‎^[1]:

     Hwæt ðā God ġeworhte ðurh his wunderlīċan mihte eall nȳtencynn on heora cynrynum, and ðā wildan dēor ðe on wudum eardiað, and eall ðæt fīðerfōte byð of ðǣre foresǣdan eorðan, and eall wyrmcynn ðā ðe crēopende bēoð, and ðā rēðan lēon, ðe hēr on lande ne bēoð, and ðā swiftan tigres, and ðā syllican pardes, and ðā eġeslīċan beran, and ðā ormǣtan ylpas.

     Then, through his wonderful might, God created all the kinds of animals according to their kinds, and the wild animals that dwell in the woods, and all the four-footed creatures of the aforementioned earth, and all the kinds of creeping reptiles, and the savage lions, which do not live here, and the swift tigers, and the marvelous leopards, and the fearful bears, and the huge elephants.

Declension

Declension of wilde — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wilde	wildu, wildo	wilde
Accusative	wildne	wilde	wilde
Genitive	wildes	wildre	wildes
Dative	wildum	wildre	wildum
Instrumental	wilde	wildre	wilde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wilde	wilda, wilde	wildu, wildo
Accusative	wilde	wilda, wilde	wildu, wildo
Genitive	wildra	wildra	wildra
Dative	wildum	wildum	wildum
Instrumental	wildum	wildum	wildum

Declension of wilde — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wilda	wilde	wilde
Accusative	wildan	wildan	wilde
Genitive	wildan	wildan	wildan
Dative	wildan	wildan	wildan
Instrumental	wildan	wildan	wildan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wildan	wildan	wildan
Accusative	wildan	wildan	wildan
Genitive	wildra, wildena	wildra, wildena	wildra, wildena
Dative	wildum	wildum	wildum
Instrumental	wildum	wildum	wildum

Antonyms

• tam

Derived terms

• wilddēor
• wilde fȳr

Descendants

• Middle English: wilde, wield, wielde, wild, wijlde, wylde, wyled, weilde, wyld, wyyld (Late Middle English)
  • English: wild
  • Middle Scots: wild, wyld
    • Scots: wild, wile