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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to wilde (“wild”) + dēor (“animal”). Cognate with German Wildtier, Icelandic villidýr.
Pronunciation
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."
Declension
Declension of wilddēor (strong a-stem)
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