wilddeor
Old English
Alternative forms
- wildēor, wildedēor
- ƿilddēor (wynn spelling)
Etymology
Equivalent to wilde (“wild”) + dēor (“animal”). Cognate with German Wildtier, Icelandic villidýr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwildˌdeːo̯r/
Noun
wilddēor n
- wild animal
- late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- 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."
- 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."
- late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Declension
Declension of wilddeor (strong-a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wilddēor | wilddēor |
| accusative | wilddēor | wilddēor |
| genitive | wilddēores | wilddēora |
| dative | wilddēore | wilddēorum |