Vildr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vildr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vildr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

vildr: vildr, adj. 1) behagelig, som er efter Ønske;era sá vinr öðrum er vilt eitt segirHm. 125. 2) comp. vildri eller vildari,superL. vilztr og vildastr bruges alm. i samme Betydning som betri, beztr: bedre,bedst; bóndi skal taka á ambott sínnihinni vilstu (= beztu L. 7) halfan annaneyri GuL. 1986; sú kona er skartsöm,er samir at láta biðjast lengi ok metastok myklast, at maðr hyggi hana þeimmun vildri sem hón synjast lengr Str.916; engi var veiðimaðr vildri með kon-unginum Str. 3840; í engu landi finnstvildra sverð Klm. 33233 jvf 33428; hanngékk þá inn ok klæddist nökkuruvildara klæði, því er hann var vanr athafa þá er heilagt var Heilag. II, 5541;vildari búnaðir vóru eigi í heiminumMött. 372 fg; hinn vildasti vinr Str. 1012.1225; leitast um, hvar vildast væri atfara Pr. 3109.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛚᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

comp.: Comparativ.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

superl.: Superlativ.

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