wildor

Old English

Alternative forms

• wilder

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wilþiʀu, the plural of Proto-West Germanic *welþ, from Proto-Germanic *welþaz (oblique *wilþiz-), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”). Cognate with Old High German wild (dative plural wildiran), whence modern German Wild (“game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwil.dor/, [ˈwiɫ.dor]

Noun

wildor n (nominative plural wildor)

1. a wild beast

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wildor	wildru
accusative	wildor	wildru
genitive	wildres	wildra
dative	wildre	wildrum

Related terms

• wilde
• wildedēor
• wilddēoren
• wilddēorlīċ
• wilddēorlīċe