Old English · noun
wilddeor
Normalised wilddēor
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwildˌde͜oːr/[ˈwiɫdˌde͜oːr]
- Syllables
- ˈwild · ˌde͜oːr (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wild animalwild
Meaning
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wild animal
Þā hēo þis ġehīerde, þā smearcode hēo wiþ his weardes, þus cweðende, "Ġelīef mē, ne ġeseah iċ nǣnne mann būtan þē, oþþe wilddēor, oþþe ǣniġes cynnes nīeten, siþþan iċ Iordanēn oferfērde and iċ hider on þās wēstenne becōm."
When she heard this, she smiled in his direction and said, "Believe me, I haven’t seen anyone besides you, or wild animals, or any kind of animal, since I crossed the Jordan and came here to this wasteland."
late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wilddēor | wilddēor |
| Accusative | wilddēor | wilddēor |
| Genitive | wilddēores | wilddēora |
| Dative | wilddēore | wilddēorum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
Equivalent to wilde (“wild”) + dēor (“animal”). Cognate with German Wildtier, Icelandic villidýr.
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