Vild

Old Norse Dictionary - vild

Meaning of Old Norse word "vild" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vild Old Norse word can mean:

vild: f. [vili], will, liking, good-will; með vild ok samþykki allra höfðingja, FmS. xi. 97; tók ríki af vild (villd) alls lands-fólksins Haraldr Guðinason, x. 372; með vild, favourably, as one wills; endask með vild, to end well, MS. 4. 10; eptir várri vild, after our will, FmS. vi. 261; í fyrstu gékk honum með vildum, at first all went to his will, x. 414.

vild: 2. a favour; fyrir vildar sakar við lýðinn, FmS. x. 381; ok görði honum mart í vild (villd), Ó. H. 249; með vild ok vináttu, Str. 14, D. N. ii. 12: goodness, good quality, skulu þeir skipta at jafnaði millum sín eptir bónda vild, bæði boðburð ok stafkarla-færslu, N. G. L. i. 138.

vild: COMPDS: vildarfólk, vildarklæði, vildarlið, vildarmaðr, vildarmær.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

S.: Saga.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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