"wilde" meaning in Middle English

See wilde in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwiːld(ə)/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wilde|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wilde, {{inh+|enm|ang|wilde}} Inherited from Old English wilde, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wilþī}} Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wilþijaz}} Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|wilde|comparative|wildere||{{{3}}}|head=}} wilde (plural and weak singular wilde, comparative wildere), {{enm-adj|wilde|wildere}} wilde (plural and weak singular wilde, comparative wildere) Forms: wilde [plural], wilde [singular, weak], wildere [comparative], wield [alternative], wielde [alternative], wild [alternative], wijlde [alternative], wylde [alternative], wyled [alternative], weilde [alternative, Late-Middle-English], wyld [alternative, Late-Middle-English], wyyld [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. Wild, undomesticated, untamed:
    Uncultured, primitive, or barbaric.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-jbxiJrTp Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 8 2 15 15 3 2 9 4 0 3 4 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 11 1 18 18 2 1 12 2 0 2 2 2 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 5 3 12 5 0 9 13 6 15
  2. Wild, undomesticated, untamed:
    Bestial, savage, or malicious.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-tRjVH~dQ Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 8 2 15 15 3 2 9 4 0 3 4 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 11 1 18 18 2 1 12 2 0 2 2 2 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 5 3 12 5 0 9 13 6 15 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13
  3. Unruly, undisciplined, impulsive:
    Emotionally heated; overtaken by emotion.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-kY4Jlxy3 Categories (other): Emotions, Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 16 34 1 12 0 0 1 2 1 18 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13
  4. Unruly, undisciplined, impulsive:
    Lustful, perverted.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-yF-PXHFm
  5. (of land) Uncultivated, unsettled:
    Unexplored or inaccessible.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-HqeL1qzv Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 11 1 18 18 2 1 12 2 0 2 2 2 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 5 3 12 5 0 9 13 6 15 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13
  6. (of land) Uncultivated, unsettled:
    Deserted, lifeless.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-Wq0QrNfl
  7. (of fire, sea or weather) Extreme, dangerous.
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-O4TW3Cyg Categories (other): Weather
  8. (pathology, rare) Dangerous, pathological. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-XL-Ulofl Categories (other): Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  9. (anatomy, rare) Exterior, outside (of bones) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-adj-60JWW4ZK Categories (other): Anatomy, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 5 3 12 5 0 9 13 6 15 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wilde beste, wilde cat, wilde der, wilde foul, wilde fyr, wilde man, wilde wode, wildely, wilderne, wildernesse
Categories (other): Culture Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːld(ə)/ Forms: wield [alternative], wielde [alternative], wild [alternative], wijlde [alternative], wylde [alternative], wyled [alternative], weilde [alternative, Late-Middle-English], wyld [alternative, Late-Middle-English], wyyld [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wilde|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wilde, {{inh+|enm|ang|wilde}} Inherited from Old English wilde, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wilþī}} Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wilþijaz}} Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wilde
  1. An unsettled, chaotic, or unruly locality; the wild. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-noun-vUN4rJ5W Categories (other): Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13
  2. (with at or to) Wildness, unruliness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wilde-enm-noun-56H~iIIA Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Sexuality, Society Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 8 2 15 15 3 2 9 4 0 3 4 3 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 11 1 18 18 2 1 12 2 0 2 2 2 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 5 3 12 5 0 9 13 6 15 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 9 15 11 6 10 0 0 8 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Society: 9 15 11 5 12 0 0 8 15 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Culture Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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