wilder 1
— wilderment , n.
/wil"deuhr/ , Archaic.
v.t.
1. to cause to lose one's way.
2. to bewilder.
v.i.
3. to lose one's way.
4. to be bewildered.
[ 1605-15; perh. extracted from WILDERNESS; intrans. use prob. by assoc. with WANDER ]
wilder 2
/wuyl"deuhr/ , adj.
comparative of wild .