Etymology

wildsome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by wildness. Full definition →

Middle English wyld-som
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwyld-som
  2. English todaywildsome

From wild + -some, perhaps continuing Middle English wyld-som, wyld-some.

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