villa 1 (long stem) “lead astray”

“throw into confusion; falsify”

frequent

transitive (acc)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek villi 1pl vér villum 1sg ek villa 1pl vér villim
2sg þú villir 2pl þér villið 2sg þú villir 2pl þér villið
3sg hon villir 3pl þau villa 3sg hon villi 3pl þau villi
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek villta 1pl vér villtum 1sg ek villta 1pl vér villtim
2sg þú villtir 2pl þér villtuð 2sg þú villtir 2pl þér villtið
3sg hon villti 3pl þau villtu 3sg hon villti 3pl þau villti
preterite infinitive villtu
past participle f. villt m. villtr n. villt
imperative 2sg vill 1pl villum 2pl villið
middle voice: villask “lose one’s way; wander; be confused”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek villumk 1pl vér villumk 1sg ek villumk 1pl vér villimk
2sg þú villisk 2pl þér villizk 2sg þú villisk 2pl þér villizk
3sg hon villisk 3pl þau villask 3sg hon villisk 3pl þau villisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek villtumk 1pl vér villtumk 1sg ek villtumk 1pl vér villtimk
2sg þú villtisk 2pl þér villtuzk 2sg þú villtisk 2pl þér villtizk
3sg hon villtisk 3pl þau villtusk 3sg hon villtisk 3pl þau villtisk
past participle n. villzk
imperative 2sg villsk 1pl villumk 2pl villizk

Shares a root with the adjective PG *wilþijaz, ON villr, OE wilde, ME wīlde, MnE, Dutch, German wild, and thus with the OE verb awildian 2 “become wild”; possibly related to the noun PG *walþuz, em>vǫllr “plain,” OE weald “forest,” ME wōld, MnE wold, Dutch woud, German Wald.

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