Definitions
a bewildering profusion
Word origin
Wilddēor is derived from wilde (“savage, wild”) (ultimately either from Proto-Indo-European *wel-, *welw- (“hair, wool; ear of corn, grass; forest”), or *gʷʰel- (“wild”)) + dēor (“beast, wild animal”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- (“to breathe; breath; soul, spirit; creature”)).
Used in a sentence
“For ſtill he traueild through wide waſtfull ground, / That nought but deſert wilderneſſe ſhewed all around.”
“Behold, as wilde aſſes in the deſart, goe they foorth to their worke, riſing betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them; and for their children.”
“Strange it is, that he reporteth of the miraculous workes of ſome of them, that they may ſeeme (as he ſaith) incarnate Deuils: […] ſome dwell amongſt men, ſome by themſelues apart, and ſome in Wilderneſſe: […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues
01“Untamed land”10 letters
02“Area far from development”10 letters
03“Land far from towns”10 letters
04“Remote natural area”10 letters
05“Remote undeveloped land”10 letters
06“Undeveloped natural area”10 letters
07“Undeveloped natural land”10 letters
08“Untamed natural area”10 letters
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