vilein

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vilein, from Old French vilain~vilein~villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈlɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: vi‧lein Rhymes: -ɛi̯n === Adjective === vilein (comparative vileiner, superlative vileinst) mean, nasty ==== Declension ==== === Noun === vilein m (plural vileinen, no diminutive) (obsolete) a vile person ==== Derived terms ==== vileinig == Middle English == === Alternative forms === vileyn, vilain === Etymology === From Old French vilein, from Late Latin villanus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈlæi̯n/ === Noun === vilein (plural vileins) villain ==== Descendants ==== English: villain Yola: villent ==== References ==== “vilein, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === vilein oblique singular, m (oblique plural vileinz, nominative singular vileinz, nominative plural vilein) alternative form of vilain