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)

wild, unruly, savage
lost
Erum við villt?
Are we lost?

Hann er villtur.
He has lost his way.
barbaric, savage
uncultivated, wild, that which grows wild
untamed, wild

Synonyms

(wild): hamslaus
(lost): týndur
(barbaric): ósiðmenntaður
(untamed): ótaminn

Derived terms

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