nolde

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English nolde, contraction of ne wolde.

Contraction

nolde

1. would not
   • Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde; Book I, Lines 76-77

     ffor wel wiste he by sort that Troye sholde/Destroyed ben--ye, wolde who-so nolde

     For well knew he by sort that Troy should/Destroyed have been--ye would. Whoso would not?

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnol.de/, [ˈnoɫ.de]

Verb

nolde

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of nyllan