vilde

See also: Vilde

English

Adjective

vilde (comparative more vilde, superlative most vilde)

1. Obsolete form of vile.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 35:

     With full intent t' avenge that villany / On that vilde man and all his family

Anagrams

• Devil, devil, divel, lived, viled

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋilə]
• Homophone: ville

Adjective

vilde

1. definite of vild
2. plural of vild

Verb

vilde

1. Obsolete spelling of ville (past tense)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vilde

1. (non-standard since 1938) past of vilja

Swedish

Etymology 1

Compound of vild (“wild”) +‎ -e (“-ie”). According to SO attested since 1750. In the political sense; according to SAOB attested since 1887.

Noun

vilde c

1. A savage, someone from the wilderness.
2. (derogatory, dated) A native, someone not part of western civilization.
3. (politics) Short for politisk vilde (“independent politician”).

Declension

Declension of vilde
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vilde	vilden	vildar	vildarna
Genitive	vildes	vildens	vildars	vildarnas

Etymology 2

See their corresponding etymology section.

Adjective

vilde

1. definite natural masculine singular of vild

References

• vilde in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vilde in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)