Vildr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vildrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vildr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vildr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vildr
- (compar. ~i or vildari, superl. vilztr or vildastr), a.
- vildr
- 1) agreeable (era sá vinr öðrum, er vilt eitt segir);
- vildr
- 2) good, choice, esp. in compar. and superl. better, best; honum var ekki vildara af ván, he expected nothing better; ~a sverð, better sword.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- superl.
- superlative.
- esp.
- especially.
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