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wilde (1177)
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wilde (1177)

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wild,  wylde  (wyde  Five Med MSS 27.C4)  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  wild a. and n.  MED:  wild(e a.  / wilde n.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

a.

wild, uncontrolled, unmanageable: 
( 1422 ) […] des quelles ascuns sont lieges nostre seignur le roi neez en Irland, et les autres ne sont my lieges nostre seignur le roi, mes enemyes a nostre dit seignur le roi […] nomez wylde Irisshmen  Rot Parl1 iv 190.43
wilde clote
clote
wilde grumel
grumel
wilde lange de boef
boef
wilde nef
nef2
wilde nettel
nettel
wilde pume
pume
wilde tezel
tezel
wilde wolde
wolde

s.

1 name one who is wild, uncontrolled (used as a surname): 
( 1177 )  William le Wilde  Family Names Wild
( 1236 )  Henry le Wylde  Family Names Wild
2 geog.name wilderness, uninhabited land (used as a surname): 
( 1256 )  Walterus de la Wylde  MED wild(e n.

[gdw]

See also:

wyldenysse 
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wylde