vilein

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vilein, from Old French vilain~vilein~villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈlɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: vi‧lein
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Adjective

vilein (comparative vileiner, superlative vileinst)

1. Mean, nasty

Inflection

Declension of vilein
uninflected	vilein
inflected	vileine
comparative	vileiner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vilein	vileiner	het vileinst het vileinste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vileine	vileinere	vileinste
	n. sing.	vilein	vileiner	vileinste
	plural	vileine	vileinere	vileinste
definite		vileine	vileinere	vileinste
partitive		vileins	vileiners	—

Noun

vilein m (plural vileinen)

1. (obsolete) A vile person.

Derived terms

• vileinig

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vileyn, vilain

Etymology

From Old French vilein, from Late Latin villanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈlɛi̯n/

Noun

vilein (plural vileins)

1. villain

Descendants

• English: villain
• Yola: villent

References

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

Old French

Noun

vilein oblique singular, m (oblique plural vileinz, nominative singular vileinz, nominative plural vilein)

1. Alternative form of vilain