See also: wił, wi·l, and Wil

English

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wil

  1. Obsolete spelling of will.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch willen, from Middle Dutch willen, from Old Dutch willen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vəl/
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Verb

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wil (present wil, past wou, past participle gewil)

  1. to want

Usage notes

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This is an auxiliary verb and may be translated thus in English, as "would like to". There is also a nonstandard past participle sometimes used in colloquial speech, gewou.

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Noun

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wil (uncountable)

  1. will

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch wille, from Old Dutch willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.

Noun

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wil m (uncountable, diminutive willetje n)

  1. will
    Antonym: onwil
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wil
  • Negerhollands: wil, wille

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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wil

  1. inflection of willen:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Mokilese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ule (penis), from Proto-Austronesian *ule (penis)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wil

  1. penis

Declension

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Possessive forms of wil (tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)
singular
possessor
first person wiloaioa
second person wiloamwen
third person wiloa
dual
possessors
first person inclusive wilasa
first person exclusive wilama
second person wilamwa
third person wilara
plural
possessors
first person inclusive wilasai
first person exclusive wilamai
second person wilamwai
third person wilarai
remote plural
possessors
first person inclusive wilahs
first person exclusive wilami
second person wilemwi
third person wilahr
construct form wilen

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *wīlą (craft, deceit), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, bend). Cognate with Old Norse vél.

Noun

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wīl n

  1. wile, trick or device
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīl wīl
accusative wīl wīl
genitive wīles wīla
dative wīle wīlum
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Related to willan

Noun

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wil n

  1. pleasure, will
  2. something desirable
Declension
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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wil wil
accusative wil wil
genitive willes willa
dative wille willum

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Dutch wiel.

Noun

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wil

  1. wheel

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English wheel.

Noun

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wil

  1. wheel

Unami

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Likely from Proto-Algonquian *wiᐧši (his head).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wil

  1. head

Derived terms

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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wil”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project